The Illinois State Bar Association hosted the 13th Annual Minority Bar CLE Conference: Preparedness in the Current Legal Climate on March 26-27 at the ISBA Chicago Regional Office, located at 20 S. Clark St.
The event brought together members of various minority bar associations and focused on preparedness within today’s legal environment. The conference was presented by several organizations, including the ISBA Diversity Leadership Council, Asian American Bar Association, Black Women Lawyers’ Association, Chinese American Bar Association, Cook County Bar Association, Decalogue Society of Lawyers, Filipino American Lawyers Association of Chicago, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, Korean American Bar Association, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Muslim Bar Association of Chicago, Puerto Rican Bar Association, South Asian Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.
Part one concluded with a Diversity Reception while part two was conducted as a live webcast format. The conference aimed to foster participation among attorneys from diverse backgrounds and enhance community wellbeing. The Illinois State Bar Association promotes diversity, equity and inclusion to foster participation of all attorneys and enhance community wellbeing according to the official website.
The association serves more than 28,000 members across Illinois according to its official website. It provides continuing legal education programs like this conference as well as practice management resources and professional networking opportunities for lawyers according to the organization. Its administrative and educational operations are supported through facilities such as the Illinois Bar Center according to its official site.
Founded in 1877 as a voluntary organization for professional development and justice improvements in Illinois’ legal community—offering resources for education and networking while supporting pro bono efforts—the association operates under an elected president with guidance from a Board of Governors and an Assembly according to its official website. It also recognizes excellence through awards for pro bono service and diversity leadership initiatives as reported by ISBA’s official site.
