Illinois Bar Journal
Illinois Bar Journal

The Illinois Bar Journal, our award-winning monthly magazine, is free online to ISBA members.

Current Issue

May 2012 Illinois Bar Journal Cover Image

Ethics and client relations, DUI video evidence, arguing a maintenance case, and more.

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The ISBA is now making the Illinois Bar Journal available for download as a PDF to allow members to read the latest issue of the Journal on their iPads and other devices.

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Annual Lincoln Award Writing Contest

The 2013 Lincoln Award Writing Contest is sponsored by and for members of the Young Lawyers Division. If you're an ISBA lawyer member under the age of 36 as of July 1, 2012 or admitted to the bar fewer than five years as of that date, you're eligible to complete for a share of the $3,500 in prize money. Past winning articles can be found in the February issues of the Illinois Bar Journal.