​​​​MCBA NEWSLETTER

​​​​​​february 6, 2023
2023
February Events
​2/7/2023 (Tues.)
Law Day Committee Meeting

​2/10/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
Underwood Committee Meeting

2/13/2023 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed
HS Mock Trial Invitational
CLE Event

2/14/2023 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

​2/17/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

2/20/2023 (Mon.)
Law & Justice Center - Closed

2/24/2023 (Fri.)
ADR Committee Meeting
Breakfast with the Bar

​2/27/2023 (Mon.)
GAL Committee Meeting

2/28/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

March Events
​3/3/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

​3/10/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
​Meet & Greet Luncheon

3/14/2023 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

​3/17/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/22/2023 (Wed.) 6pm-8pm
Ethics CLE-
Operation Greylord

3/24/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

3/28/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

April Events
​4/1/2023 (Sat.)
Young Lawyer Award Nominations Open

4/7/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar

4/11/2023 (Tues.)
BOG Meeting

4/12/2023 (Wed.)
D&I Committee Meeting
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​4/14/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
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4/18/2023 (Tues.)
​CLE Event

​4/21/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
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​4/28/2023 (Fri.)
Breakfast with the Bar
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4/25/2023 (Tues.)
CLE Committee Meeting

All Court Holidays & Closures

2023 mcba membership renewals

Thank you for your continued support!!
Click on the MCBA logo above to renew!

2023
​High School Regional
​Mock Trial Invitational

THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE REGISTered!

Click on the logo above for more information and registration!

​Monday, February 13, 2023

a few more volunteers are still needed!

mcba committee action
updates from last week

family bar members

An Invitation
Quarterly Family Law Bench/Bar Listening Sessions are currently planned for 2023
Wednesday, May 3 - 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Wednesday, August 2 - 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Wednesday, November 1 - 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm

diversity & inclusion committee

An Invitation
Next Meeting
Wednesday, April 12 - Noon
Location: Room 702 and ZOOM
sponsored by Roarty District 6490

registration is open

alternative dispute resolution

  • Interested?
    • Training Opportunity [copy & paste into your browser]: http://tampabaycollaborativetrainers.com/index.php/2021/01/15/feb-2021-virtual-introductory-collaborative-training/
    • Next ADR Committee Meeting: February 24 - noon - L&J Room 702
    • If you are interested in the ADR Committee and have not gotten your name on the list, please email: nargis@guardianlawoffice.com

cle recording opportunities

CLE
ethics: rules every lawyer must know

[1 HOUR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY - Ethics - CLE CREDIT APPROVED]

 20recording ends october 30, 2023

CLE
BOND REFORM NUTS & BOLTS:
 Illinois' Safety, Accountability, Fairness & Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act
with updates

[Up to 1.5 HOURS General CLE CREDIT APPROVED]
RECORDING ENDS July 30, 2023

​Fully Updated Bond Reform CLE Now Available!
Save the Date
registration coming soon
Wednesday, March 22 -Operation Greylord at ISU 6 pm - 8 pm
Wednesday, April 19 –4th District Illinois Appellate Court Oral Arguments at ISU Time TBD
Wednesday & Thursday, October 25 & 26 -MCBA Biennial GAL Conference

upcoming cle events

Monday - February 13 - Expungements [Free CLE for those who volunteer for the H.S. Mock Trials]

new to your office?
​or maybe an attorney/staff 'on the move'?

If your office has new attorneys and staff, then we would like to update membership on your additions! Maybe you have an attorney making moves within your office. Please click on the link below to submit a little about the new addition and feel free to add a photo as well. 

friday breakfast with the bar
join us this friday
8:00 am-9:00 am

The Coffee Hound - Downtown Bloomington
​

BLOOMINGTON CANNON ESTATE PLANNING
TELECONFERENCE SERIES PROGRAM
​HOSTED BY PNC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Please contact​ Jennifer.julius@pnc.com if interested in attending.
If you have questions please call Jennifer at 309.655.5484

corporate law intership
summer 2023

Reuters
Alternative legal services market hits $20.6 billion - report

by Sara Merken - Reuters - January 31, 2023
As the market for alternative legal services continues to grow, providers owned by traditional law firms remain the fastest-growing segment, according to a new report released Tuesday.

​The total market reached $20.6 billion by the end of the 2021 fiscal year, up 45% from two years prior, according to the biennial report by the Thomson Reuters Institute, the Center of Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown Law and the Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford.
​
​The report on alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) included independent companies, the Big Four professional services firms....

career opportunities

il legal aid online [ilao]​
Posted - February 6

legal content manager​

the immigration project
Posted - February 6

managing attorney

state farm insurance
Posted - January 30
Closes - February 26

litigation in-house counsel

mclean county 
​positions​
Posted - January 16
Closes - February 20

asst. state's attorney 


​MCLEAN COUNTY 
​POSITIONS​​
Posted - January 16
Closes - February 28

ASST. PUBLIC DEFENDER III
& APD III - juvenile div.

meyer capel, 
a professional corporation
Posted - January 16

LEGAL
​assistant positions​

prairie state legal services
Posted - January 9
Updated Link- January 9

bloomington paralegal & statewide
​openings

office space available

ILLINOIS HOUSE BUILDING

Now Leasing- seven (7) newly constructed single room offices available
ranging in size from 200 square feet to 274 square feet
including access to a common conference room
Internet access is included.
​Call or text 309-531-0445 for particulars. 

updated February 2023

Office Space Available

Located one block from the McLean County Law & Justice Center, two offices (209 sq. ft. & 108 sq. ft.) available for rent. The offices are ideal for a single office user or a professional with an administrative assistant. Both offices are newly painted, fully furnished, and move-in ready. Offices have access to kitchen/break room. Conference room available for reservation. Parking included.
​For more information, call or text (708) 831-2733.
​posted January 2023
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE 
2nd Floor

121 N Main St., Bloomington, IL 
3,625 sq. ft. Total.  Smaller space units available.
​Parking on site
Call or Text 309-868-1604
​posted November 2022

bar committee activities

2023
Law Day Committee Meeting - February 7 noon
​Underwood Committee Meeting - February 10 noon
​​​BOG Meeting - February 14 noon
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee [ADR] Meeting - February 24 noon
​GAL Committee Meeting - February 27 noon
​​​​​​CLE Committee Meeting - February 28 noon
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Meeting – April 12 noon
Quarterly Family Law Bench/Bar Listening Session - May 3, 3.30 pm
Executive Committee 
President                            
​​Nathan B. Hinch

2nd VP
​John L. Pratt

Secretary
Spencer Chikahisa
1st VP
​Judge Pablo Eves

Immediate Past President
​Kathleen Kraft

Treasurer
Calli Farrell
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