It's Cyber Monday! For this week only, we're offering all ISBA members 20% off books in the ISBA bookstore!*

Are you interested in powering up your legal practice? If so, join us as we dive into the video game industry, and explore how it uses intellectual property and navigates as a whole. Additional topics include the various privacy issues to consider when sharing information during online game play and whether video game providers offer any privacy protections.

 In the November Illinois Bar Journal’s Judging Your Writing column, Illinois Appellate Court Justice Michael B. Hyman issues a salvo in the long-simmering debate over the continued use of Latin in the legal profession. His column title translates as “Say Goodbye to Latin,” which gives you more than a clue to his perspective.

The Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender is accepting applications for Spring and Summer 2024 Law Student Volunteers through Monday, December 11, 2023. 

The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the creation of the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law (Executive Committee). This new committee is charged with making recommendations on issues impacting the practice of law and unmet legal needs.

The Illinois Supreme Court announced the filing of lawyer disciplinary orders on November 21, 2023. Sanctions were imposed because the lawyers engaged in professional misconduct by violating state ethics law.

The ISBA offices will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23, and Friday, November 24. The offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, November 27, at 8:30 a.m. 

On behalf of everyone at the ISBA, we wish you and your family a happy, healthy, and safe holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!