June 2008, vol. 2, no. 1
In This Issue…
- Diversity in the Legal Profession: ISBA’s commitment continues
The Illinois State Bar Association has a long-standing and unwavering commitment to diversity in the legal profession and in the Association.
- ISBA Task Force on Diversity—Chair’s Report
This year’s Task Force on Diversity resulted in large part from the pipeline project initiated by ISBA President Irene Bahr during her term.
- A square peg in a round world
When Deb Walker called me and asked me to speak at the Celia M. Howard Fellowship Luncheon on the topic of diversity, I was immersed in diversity issues because I was helping the ISBA’s Task Force on Diversity launch a statewide Diversity Survey and I had diversity pouring out of me.
- Diversity: Why checking the “box” is not enough
On February 15, 2008, I had the privilege to speak as a panelist at “the Hire Big 10 Diversity in the Law 2008” seminar at the ISBA.
- Chicago Bar Association’s Call to Action: Progress on Women in Leadership in the Legal Profession
The Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women put out a Call to Action on women in leadership positions in the legal professions in 2004.
- The ADA on the edge of 17: That was the law that was
Diversity, to no one’s surprise, means different things to different people.
- All you need is love. . . And the right legislation: The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Unions Act (House Bill 1826)
The Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Unions Act (HB 1826) was originally introduced in the Illinois House on February 23, 2007.
- Ten strategies for attorneys facing the challenges of diversity
While there is an increasing desire for diversity in the legal profession, diversity brings with it some special challenges for attorneys who transcend the traditional attorney mold.
- Why diversity matters. . .
The members of the Standing Committee on Women and the Law and the Standing Committee on Minority and Women Participation share their views on why diversity matters to them.
- ISBA Task Force on Diversity Hosts Hire Big 10 Plus—Diversity in the Law Program
On February 15, 2008, the ISBA Task Force on Diversity hosted a group of diversity college students as part of the Hire Big 10—Diversity in the Law 2008 Program.
- ISBA visits SIU School of Law
On April 11-12, 2008, the ISBA Standing Committees on Women and the Law and Women and Minority Participation visited SIU School of Law in Carbondale.
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