U.S. Circuit Court law clerk Matthew N. Preston II spent considerable time running the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT through extensive testing in various aspects of his work and life. His article “The Law Clerk’s Law Clerk” in the September 2025 Illinois bar Journal is his firsthand account of that experience. Preston describes how tools like ChatGPT might help—and hinder—the judiciary, particularly the law clerks tasked with preparing judges for their decisions.

Leading appellate attorneys review the Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, September 18. 

CHICAGO — Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to announce the addition of Ralph Dado, a partner from Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s Chicago office, to lead Aronberg’s new White Collar Investigations, Risk & Integrity practice group. Over 15 years at Kirkland, Dado has become a national leader in investigations for both companies and institutions, high-stakes white collar defense, and crisis management. Dado’s practice also specializes in helping companies prevent and respond to catastrophic safety events and in conducting high-profile research integrity investigations.

CARBONDALE, Il. — More than 250 Southern Illinois University Carbondale first-year professional students confronted and discussed current ethical legal and medical issues together at the SIU Simmons Law School.