This May, we're celebrating you during Member Appreciation Month. We have a full calendar of prizes, discounts, and giveaways, so stay tuned to ISBA communications for detailed announcements with instructions for how you can get in on the fun. You can look forward to a bookstore sale, free live CLE webcasts, member renewal incentives, social media contests, and more. View our Member Appreciation Month page for additional details. 

The Illinois State Bar Association’s Lawyer Finder Service provides referrals to local lawyers Mondays through Fridays. The Service makes referrals in a number of areas of law. For the month of April, 2025, the ISBA helped 1,564 people in need of legal services find lawyers. 

 As the world changes, so does the practice of law. Each generation of lawyers brings to the profession its own values, priorities, and ideas, but not without influence from older lawyers and not without impact on future ones. In the May issue of the Illinois Bar Journal, we asked several members of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division to reflect on their work ethic and work-life balance; their use of technology and preferred sources of news; and the value they place on mentorships, career growth, and bar association involvement.

The Illinois State Bar Association would like to congratulate the award recipients and others honored for their work during the 2024-2025 bar year.

As we celebrate Law Day 2025 on May 1, 2025, we remind ourselves of the importance of the Rule of Law in Illinois, in the United States of America, and throughout the world.