Law Ed seminar slate helps meet MCLE needs

Make MCLE fulfillment one of your new year’s resolutions. To help you, the ISBA Committee on Continuing Legal Education has planned a full slate of Law Ed seminars for early 2008. See the CLE Center section of each issue of the ISBA Bar News for details of the following programs and others that will be added.

Friday, Jan. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – 2007-08 Federal Tax Conference (Federal Taxation Section); James T. Dove Conference Center, Prairie Heart Institute at St. Johns Hospital, Springfield.

Friday, Jan. 18, 9 a.m. to 12 noon – Settlements and Awards in Employment Cases: Tax Structuring and Ethical Considerations (Labor and Employment Law Section); Chicago Regional Office.

Thursday, Jan. 24, 1 to 5:15 p.m. – Professionalism and Civility Among Illinois Attorneys (Bench and Bar Section); Eastland Suites Conference Center, Bloomington.

Friday, Jan. 25, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – 2007-08 Federal Tax Conference (Federal Taxation Section); Appraisal Institute, Chicago.

Friday, Jan. 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Criminal and Civil Evidence Issues (Criminal Justice/Civil Practice and Procedure Sections); Chicago Regional Office.

Thursday, Feb. 7 – Illinois Supreme Court in Review: Important Cases, Procedures and Rules in 2007 (Master Series); Chicago Regional Office.

Friday, Feb. 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Civil and Criminal Evidence Issues (Criminal Justice Section/Civil Practice and Procedure Section); Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield.

Friday, Feb. 8 – Hot Topics in Agricultural Law (Agricultural Law Section); DoubleTree Hotel, Bloomington.

Monday, Feb. 11 – Workers’ Compensation: Back to Basics (Workers’ Compensation Law Section); Chicago Regional Office.

Wednesday, Feb. 13 – ADR in a Nutshell (Alternative Dispute Resolution Section); Chicago.

Monday, Feb. 18 –Workers’ Compensation: Back to Basics (Workers’ Compensation Law Section); Holiday Inn, Collinsville.

Monday, Feb. 18 – Tort Law Nuts and Bolts (Tort Law Section); UBS Tower Conference Center, Chicago.

Friday, Feb. 22 – The Ongoing Struggle: Balancing Students’ Education Rights v. Students’ Safety (Education Law Section); Northern Illinois University, Hoffman Estates.

Friday, Feb. 22 – Hot Topics for the General Practitioner (General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section); Decatur.

Friday, Feb. 29 – Pulling no Punches: Effective Representation of Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence (International and Immigration Law Section); Chicago Regional Office.

Monday, March 3 – Tort Law Nuts and Bolts (Tort Law Section); Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield.

Wednesday, March 5 – Commitment to Ethics for Practitioners at the Commission (Energy, Utilities, Telecommunications and Transportation Section/Energy Bar Association/Chicago Bar Association); Chicago Regional Office.

Thursday, March 6 – The Letter of the Law (Young Lawyers Division/Law Student Division); Chicago Regional Office.

Saturday, March 8 – Traffic Law Issues and Updates on Hot Topics (Traffic Laws and Courts Section).

Monday, March 17 – Legal Writing: Improve the Foundational Skill of Your Practice (Master Series); Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield.