Illinois (IL) Covid 19 CLE Course Catalog

The construction industry faces new and different challenges to addressing COVID-19 impacts as this pandemic continues. How do you segregate COVID-19 impacts from other impacts that occurred simultaneously? To what extent are secondary impacts and risks such as price escalation, supply chain shortages, and workforce availability a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what does that mean to parties in a dispute? What changes to procedures implemented during the pandemic can be maintained long-term to mitigate risk in future contracts?

The proliferation of online and remote service provision (in the legal industry and beyond) has presented new challenges for the older-adult population. Older clients face these issues as ones of access to justice. Learn more about the many unique barriers that the older-adult population face and how to effectively intervene and connect across the digital divide.

The volatility of the last year has been felt especially hard for those in labor and employment. Navigating the tricky landscape of labor & employment regulations can feel especially challenging with a changing workplace. Listen to our panel of experts as they explore the ins and outs of labor & employment regulation in this informative session.

The alarming statistics are being felt nationwide. The disproportionate fallout of Covid-19 continues to force women out of the workforce, away from promotions, and further down the pipeline for senior leadership positions. This timely session will examine what we can do to change the course of this devastating trend, how we can support our fellow female lawyers in the workplace, and what it will take to overcome this roadblock on the road to gender equity.

Long-term shifts toward flexible work will require your firm to think differently about its tech stacks. In order to retain top talent, attract top clients, and maximize billable hours, firms must empower their workforce to connect and collaborate, to support clients, and to secure their data. Join our team of legal technology leaders to get the latest!

As the courts reopen and in-house counsel reevaluate their caseloads, we will take a look at what legal departments have been experiencing on the litigation front in terms of “old” as well as newly-brought cases.

Learn how to position your solo law firm for long-term growth while meeting your client's needs. This free interactive session will be hosted by Joshua Lenon, Lawyer in Residence at Clio, and feature Nika Kabiri, Founder and Owner Kabiri Consulting, and Heather Hazelwood, estate planning attorney and Owner of Ampersand Law.

This panel also will cover topics ranging from access to courts, to the increased use of inherent judicial power, to virtual trials, to valuation and compromise in uncertain (unprecedented) times, to recent developments in avoidance actions.

Fraud has been one of the most difficult challenges facing governments during the pandemic. Bad actors have sought to unlawfully benefit themselves using procurement fraud, price gauging and other schemes. Our expert panelists, representing federal, state, and local government enforcers as well as the corporate and on-line seller community, will discuss examples of fraud, how to detect it, ways to prevent it and lessons learned for our next public health crisis.