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Cook
County Bar Association
Professional Development Committee
PRESENTS
Maximizing Social Media Platforms
for Client-Building, Networking, and
Branding
The CCBA Professional Development Committee has assembled a panel
of social media experts and practitioners in order to advise you on creative
mechanisms of self-marketing, social engagement, targeting potential clients,
and maintaining a global presence, so you can grow a unique legal identity!
APRIL 29, 2015
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
to be announced
REFRESHMENTS
WILL BE PROVIDED
This is a free event, however, RSVP is
required.
by April 28,
2015, at 12
noon
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CCBA to attend Advocate
Society General Membership Meeting
On Thursday, April 23,
2015, the CCBA will join the Advocate
Society at their monthly general membership meeting. This is a great
opportunity to network and show our support for other associations. If you are
interested in attending this meeting, please email the CCBA President, Celestia
Mays, at president201415@cookcountybar. org by Tuesday, April 21. Space is limited and you must
RSVP. Hope you can join us!
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Gala Dinner
for 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights and
Voting
Rights Act
Please join the Chicago
Bar Association, the Cook County Bar Association, and
the Black Women Lawyers of Greater Chicago for a Gala Dinner
celebrating the 50 th Anniversary of the Civil Rights and Voting
Rights Act. The event will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Standard
Club located at 320 South Plymouth Court in Chicago. Tickets are $125 per
person. If you are interested in seating at the CCBA table(s), please contact
Cordelia Brown at cbrown@cookcountybar.org. See the flyer below
for additional information.
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*****ANNOUNCEMENTS*****
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Volunteers Needed for
LAP
The Illinois Lawyer Assistance Program
(LAP) is conducting its Annual Volunteer Training onJune 26, 2015 at Loyola University School
of Law in Chicago. The free training provides for 6.0 hours of ethics credits.
It is critical to have trained LAP volunteers to provide peer support and to
conduct interventions. For more information, please contact LAP's Executive
Robin Belleau at 312-726-6607.
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NBA Region VII to Sponsor Oratorical Contest
for
High School Students
The 2015 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for
Justice Advocacy Competition is quickly approaching. The regional event
for this year will be held on Saturday, May
2, at 11:30 a.m. in
a conference room provided by MetLife at the PNC Centre located at One North
Franklin, in Chicago, Illinois. Do not let this wonderful opportunity pass by
your student. It is truly an outstanding chance for high school seniors to: (i)
receive funds for college, (ii) hone skills that will serve them well in life,
and (iii) meet and interact with a number of influential members of the greater
Chicago area. In so many ways it is a door of opportunity awaiting for a student
you know to walk through. As with other coveted opportunities, the door will not
be open for long. The deadline for essays is Friday, April 24, 2015.
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April is
Fair Housing Month!
Illinois
Department of Human Rights
Please join the IDHR as they celebrate the anniversary of the passing
of the 1968 Fair Housing Act, and reaffirm our commitment to eliminating housing
discrimination. Meet and network with other fair housing organizations, and
IDHR Staff, including attorneys and investigators. Beverages and snacks will be
provided.
Join
us
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
James R.
Thompson Center, 2nd Floor
11:30 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. (2 sessions)
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National Association of
Women Judges
Midyear Chicago Leadership
Conference
Join Us
April 23-25, 2015
Palmer House
17 East Monroe
Chicago,
Illinois
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Congratulations
to Attorney Stan Willis
who was named one of the First Defense Legal Aid
(FDLA) honorees 20 for 20.
The
Reception will be held on
May
15, 2015 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
at
Mayer Brown LLP
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