Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers: What You Need to Know So You Aren’t Left in the Dust

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from our highly-popular speaker, Drew Vaughn, as he explains how artificial intelligence can help streamline your business operations and improve your marketing, which will allow you to focus on what you love – practicing law.

What I Learned From Teaching Trial Advocacy

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

 Building on Aristotle’s teachings concerning logos, pathos, and ethos, retired judge Gino L. DiVito continues his five-part series on trial advocacy in November’s Illinois Bar Journal. In Part Two, “The Essential Elements of Persuasion: What To Do and How and Why To Do It,” Judge DiVito reframes Aristotle’s principles as the three Cs—character, competency, and conviction.

Supreme Court Justices to Administer Oath to 1,111 New Attorneys in Chicago

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Celeste Antoinette Niemann

Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis, Justice P. Scott Neville, Jr. and Justice Joy V. Cunningham will administer the attorney’s oath to 1,111 new lawyers over two bar admission ceremony sessions on Thursday, November 9, in the First Judicial District.