First-Generation Lawyers Face Fewer Jobs and Lower Pay Than Peers, NALP Data Says
New data from the National Association of Law Placement (NALP) found that first-generation law students have a harder time securing jobs than their peers.
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Illinois Judicial District Boundaries to Change on Jan. 1
The Illinois Supreme Court announced this week that it will lift an order that paused judicial redistricting, effective Jan. 1, 2022. This will change the judicial district boundaries in Illinois for the first time since they were established in 1964.
Commission’s New CLE Provides Roadmap for Navigating Uncivil Communication
The Commission’s new online CLE explores effective ways for reframing and responding to uncivil communication. 0.5 hours of PR CLE credit is available.
Is a Misinterpretation of “Professionalism” Being Used to Exclude Attorneys?
What happens when professionalism becomes a tool for exclusion instead of a source of pride? Our DEI Manager Kendra Abercrombie explores what professionalism should and should not be.
How to Support the Health and Well-being of Black Attorneys
Health and wellness was an apt theme for last month’s Black History Month. After all, the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing social unrest have had a significant impact on the personal and professional lives of the Black community—and the ramifications aren’t often highlighted.
What Lawyers Need to Know About the Confirmation Process for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Last month, President Joe Biden announced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to serve as the 116th Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. I’m sure you’ve been watching or reading coverage of Judge Jackson’s confirmation hearing, which began on March 21. And, as attorneys, I imagine you’ve been fielding questions about who Judge Jackson is, if she is qualified, and how the vetting process works.
Class of 2021 Law Grads Entered One of the Strongest Legal Job Markets Ever. What Does This Mean for Future Grads?
Law school graduates from the Class of 2021 are experiencing a 91.9% employment rate, up 3.5 percentage points from 2020, according to a recently released report from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP). The legal job market matches the previous record set by the Class of 2007, just before the Great Recession.
Commission on Professionalism Preserves Justice Rita Garman’s (Ret.) Story in Its Signature Profiles in Professionalism Interview Series
The Commission on Professionalism is pleased to announce the release of a Profiles in Professionalism video featuring Justice Rita B. Garman (Ret.).
Commission on Professionalism, Illinois Law Schools, Legal Organizations Elevate 1Ls from Historically Underrepresented Communities through Jumpstart
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism is pleased to report that, for the first time, first-year law students from all nine Illinois law schools participated in Jumpstart, a pre-law school preparatory program designed to elevate first-generation law students and those from communities that are historically underrepresented in the legal profession.
ABA Profile of the Legal Profession: The Judiciary is Vast, But Not Terribly Varied
While the judiciary is less homogenous than it used to be, the judges and justices sitting on federal and state benches remain overwhelmingly male and overwhelmingly white, according to the ABA’s Profile of the Legal Profession, an annual report on diversity in the judiciary and legal profession that was released last month.
Here’s What the Legal Profession Looks Like in 2022
White, male attorneys continue to make up the majority of lawyers in the U.S., according to the ABA’s Profile of the Legal Profession, an annual report on diversity in the legal profession that was released last month.
Illinois Lawyers Asked to Weigh in on Rural A2J Crisis During ISBA Listening Tour
We spoke with Angelica Wawrzynek, an attorney at Armstrong Grove & Wawrzynek in Mattoon and chair of the ISBA’s Special Committee on Serving Lawyers in Rural Practices, to learn about an in-person and virtual listening tour the Special Committee is hosting this fall aimed at exploring the needs of rural and small-town practitioners and the communities they serve.