Below is a summary of activities of this section from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. While past activity is no guarantee of future activity, it may give a idea of what to expect this year.
Section Stats
Newsletters
Issues: 10
CLE
Live Programs: 11
Discussions
Posts: 6
Continuing Legal Education
Section members receive discounts on section-sponsored CLE programs. During the 2025–26 bar year, the Section sponsored the following programs:
- Co-Presenter Overcoming Discovery Obstruction (11/13/2025)
- Presenter I’m a Lawyer, Now What? (12/04/2025)
- Co-Presenter Beyond 18: Securing Financial Contributions for Children Under the Illinois Marr (01/22/2026)
- Co-Presenter Preventing Tragedy: The Intersection of Karina’s Law and Family Law (01/30/2026)
- Co-Presenter Boomers to Gen Z: Managing Intergenerational Attorneys (03/11/2026)
- Presenter Wellbeing of Caregivers in the Legal Profession (03/11/2026)
- Co-Presenter Family Law Series: A View From the Bench – Dissipation (03/12/2026)
- Co-Presenter Family Law Series: A View From the Bench – OP & Exclusive Possession (03/25/2026)
- Presenter Raising the Low Bar: Why Civility Matters in the Law (04/15/2026)
- Presenter Workers’ Comp 101: The Basics of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law (05/06/2026)
- Co-Presenter Family Law Series: A View From the Bench – Criminal and Civil Contempt (05/27/2026)
ISBA Central Discussions
ISBA Central communities allows section members to pose questions, answer questions, and share information with fellow section members. Members of the section get free access to the section’s community. Joining any section also grants you access to the Transactional and Litigation communities. Below are the total number of discussion posts during the 2025–26 bar year.
Young Lawyers Division
- Community members: 9,769
- Total discussion posts: 6
Transactional
- Community members: 24,715
- Total discussion posts: 386
Litigation
- Community members: 24,710
- Total discussion posts: 706