On May 29, the Cook County Bar Association (CCBA) will bring trial lawyers and judges together for its inaugural Trial Master Symposium and Larry R. Rogers, Sr., Awards Ceremony.
According to CCBA President Antonio C. Lee, the one-day CLE will “equip attorneys and law students with skills in civil trial advocacy, advanced litigation

• AI notetakers, transcription tools, and meeting summaries can record and store attorney-client conversations, raising confidentiality and privilege risks.
• Lawyers should address AI recording and transcription in engagement agreements, including consent, limitations, and review expectations.
• When AI notetakers are used in client meetings, lawyers should inform clients of the risks and review any AI-generated meeting summaries.
• Under ethical rules,

What makes the American Dream possible? According to the American Bar Association, the rule of law – or the idea that no person is above the law – ensures the rights of people and the ability to pursue their dreams. It is the basis for the Law Day 2026 theme “The Rule of Law and

Key takeaways

• Fewer U.S. law firms and lawyers contributed demographic data to the 2025 NALP Report on Diversity, which may affect analysis of overall trends. Participation declined by roughly 29% of lawyers and 32% of law offices.
• NALP leadership points to a growing reluctance among legal employers to publicly share demographic information.
• Women remain the majority of

Our Professionalism Spotlight series highlights Illinois legal professionals who demonstrate the ideals of professionalism in their careers.
In this Professionalism Spotlight, we spoke to Nathan Henderson, an Associate at Saul Ewing LLP in Chicago where he is a commercial litigator. He previously clerked with Federal Magistrate Judge Eric Long in the Central District of Illinois. Nathan

Whether it is happening in our schools, our workplaces, or online, bullying is a significant challenge in our society.
In 2024, the Commission on Professionalism issued a report on the impact of bullying in the Illinois legal profession. The report, which was based on a study of more than 6,000 Illinois lawyers, found bullying to be pervasive

Women’s History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions and achievements of women today and throughout U.S. history.
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Julia Roundtree Livingston recently spoke to Natalie Lamphier, president of the DuPage Association of Women Lawyers, one of the many bar

Women’s History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions and achievements of women today and throughout U.S. history.
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager Julia Roundtree Livingston recently spoke to Katherine A. Twardak, president of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), which

Our Professionalism Spotlight series highlights Illinois legal professionals who demonstrate the ideals of professionalism in their careers.
In this Professionalism Spotlight, we spoke to Amrith Kaur Aakre, Chief Civil Rights Enforcer for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the Midwest region. Amrith oversees all federal employment discrimination investigations and prosecutions across Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota,

You don’t have to look hard to find conflict in the world. It’s everywhere. Add to this the conflict that is inherent to the practice of law, and it’s no wonder that lawyers are stressed.
Spend a day in a courthouse, and you are likely to see litigants arguing, opposing counsel raising their voices at each other,