Each year, National Hispanic Heritage Month honors the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans and celebrates their influence on the history, culture, and achievements of the U.S.
We spoke with Andrea Belard, president of the Hispanic Lawyers Association
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Anyone who knows me knows that I have complicated feelings about my place of birth. At the moment, the U.K. can best be described as a “mixed bag.”
However, there are certain things I will always love about home, one
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Is LegalZoom the future of legal services? Early this month, the Arizona Supreme Court approved LZ Legal Services, a subsidiary of the online legal and compliance platform LegalZoom, for an Alternative Business Structure license in the state.
This means
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Concerns about an eviction crisis related to COVID-19 have been shared since March 2020. Now, almost 17 months into the pandemic, evictions and eviction moratoriums still remain in the headlines.
However, the conversation shifted this week. As of October
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In this episode of Reimagining Law, we speak to Kevin O’Keefe, CEO & Founder of LexBlog, Inc., the largest community of legal publishers in the world. Kevin discuss why lawyers should start a blog, best practices for marketing your
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Legal organizations around Illinois will draw attention to the need for pro bono participation this month during the 17th Annual Pro Bono Week. From October 24-30, legal and civic organizations will hold virtual and in-person events that recognize the
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Was your law school education worth the cost? Fewer than half of young attorneys believe it was according to a new survey on law school debt from the ABA Young Lawyers Division (YLD) and AccessLex Institute. And while almost 61%
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Justice David Cerda shares the unique trajectory of his groundbreaking legal career. Born in Chicago to immigrants who fled the Mexican Revolution, Justice Cerda was the first person in his family to graduate from high school. After a brief stint
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Whether we realize it or not, as lawyers, we begin to form our professional identity in law school. And for many it starts as early as the first day of law school orientation.
As the Commission’s new Diversity, Equity, and
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September 30, 2021, is the MCLE grace period deadline for Illinois attorneys who are part of the 2019-2021 reporting period but didn’t complete their CLE requirements by June 30, 2021.
Illinois attorneys whose last names begin with N-Z and fall
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