“Bridge the Gap,” an ISBA Law Ed seminar, will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the Chicago Athletic Association.

ISBA Young Lawyers Division is sponsor of the timely program that will help new Illinois attorneys learn more about workings of the Illinois legal system and how to enhance professional skills.

It is designed as the type of basic skills course required of all attorneys admitted to the Illinois bar after Jan. 1, 2006, under the Illinois Supreme Court's new minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) standards.

YLD Council member Kimberly R. Lusk of Horwood, Marcus & Berk, Chicago, is program coordinator and moderator. The schedule of topics and speakers follows.

8:30 a.m. – Illinois Court System, with YLD Council member Kelley A. Gandurski, assistant corporate counsel in the Building and Law Use Litigation Division of the City of Chicago Law Department.

9:15 a.m. – Mentoring, with ISBA past president Leonard F. Amari of Amari & Locallo, Chicago.

10 a.m. – Professionalism, with YLD Council past chair Robert L. Gamrath III of Quarles & Brady, Chicago.

11 a.m. – Malpractice Prevention, with Jon W. DeMoss, president of the ISBA Mutual Insurance Co. and past president of the ISBA.

11:45 a.m. – Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, with Warren Lupel of Weinberg Richmond, Chicago, a member of the Committee on the ARDC.

1:30 p.m. – Alternative Dispute Reso-lution, with Cook County Judge Allen S. Goldberg, a member of the ADR Section Council.

2:15 p.m. – Networking, with John L. Nisivaco of the Nisivaco Law Offices, Chicago, vice chair of the Tort Law Section Council.

3:15 p.m. – Legal Writing, with Michele M. Jochner, administrative assistant to Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow of the Illinois Supreme Court and member of the ISBA Board of Governors.

4 p.m. – Pro Bono and Volunteerism, with Michael G. Bergmann of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation.

For registration details, call the CLE administrator at (800 252-8908.