Live Seminars

Below is a list of live upcoming seminars. Those that are taking place in-person, or hybrid are labeled below. All others will take place via live webcast only. A list of in person seminars is available here: Chicago Bar Association Learning: In Person Seminar.

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  • Negotiation and Mediation Skills (5/29 & 5/30/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits

    This workshop will present cutting-edge strategies for successful negotiation and advocacy and will provide insight on how to mediate difficult disputes. (IN PERSON SEMINAR)

  • Leaving a Legacy Through Mentorship (6/2/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Leaving a Legacy Through Mentorship (Live Webcast, 1.00 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-02-2025 at 12:00 PM (CDT)

    Mentorship plays an important role in building a legacy that extends beyond the mentor-mentee relationship. This program is for lawyers at any stage in their career who wish to give back to the profession through mentorship.

  • Advanced Legal Writing (6/4/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Advanced Legal Writing (Live Webcast, 2.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-04-2025 at 12:00 PM (CDT)

    Learn to communicate and advocate more effectively at this advanced legal writing program. You will learn principles of plain language writing and document design that you need to prepare persuasive, concise, and well supported legal briefs and memoranda.

  • CBA Trial Academy (6/5/25 & 6/6/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    CBA Trial Academy (In-Person, 7.50 IL PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 7.50 0.00
    Includes a Live In-Person Event on 06-05-2025 at 12:30 PM (CDT)

    Join us for the CBA Trial Academy -- an intensive, 2-day skills training course for attorneys of all experience levels. (IN-PERSON SEMINAR)

  • Confronting Change: Compliance During Uncertain Times (6/5/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Confronting Change: Compliance During Uncertain Times (In Person, 2.75 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.75 0.00
    Includes a Live In-Person Event on 06-05-2025 at 2:00 PM (CDT)

    The seminar will cover topics relevant to CFTC regulation under the Trump administration, including: enforcement, digital assets and the CFTC’s current focus on products (24/7 Trading) (IN PERSON SEMINAR)

  • The Risks and Realities of Deepfakes (6/5/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    The Risks and Realities of Deepfakes (Live Webcast, 2.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-05-2025 at 2:00 PM (CDT)

    Join the CBA Cyber Law & Data Privacy and Insurance Law Committees for a joint seminar that will explore the rapidly emerging threat of deepfakes. Deepfake technology has evolved at an alarming pace, with deepfake fraud and misuse increasing exponentially worldwide, posing new and significant risks for lawyers, clients, and carriers alike.

  • Energy Healing in Legal Wellbeing & Performance (6/9/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Energy Healing in Legal Wellbeing & Performance (Live Webcast, 1.00 IL Mental Health/Substance Abuse PR-MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-09-2025 at 4:00 PM (CDT)

    Energy healing is spiritual work that has been used for thousands of years and provides significant mental, emotional and physical wellbeing and performance benefits. During this program, lawyers will learn about energy healing - what it is, how it works, what it feels like and what wellbeing and performance benefits it provides.

  • Confronting Bullying in the Legal Profession (6/10/25)
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-10-2025 at 12:00 PM (CDT)

    Experts will explore why lawyers bully others, the impact of bullying on attorneys, and key data from the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism’s Bullying in the Legal Profession report.

  • An Update from the ARDC with Lea S. Gutierrez (6/11/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    An Update from the ARDC with Lea Gutierrez (Live Webcast, 1.00 IL PR MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-11-2025 at 10:30 AM (CDT)

    Join us for a conversation with ARDC Administrator Lea S. Gutierrez who will discuss the core functions of the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission (ARDC).

  • How to Write an Effective Brief (6/12/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    How to Write an Effective Brief (In Person, 1.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live In-Person Event on 06-12-2025 at 12:00 PM (CDT)

    This practical seminar is designed to help lawyers harness the power of storytelling to craft persuasive, reader-friendly legal briefs across practice areas. (IN PERSON SEMINAR)

  • Global Focus in Family Office (6/17/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Global Focus in Family Office (In-Person, 2.75 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.75 0.00
    Includes a Live In-Person Event on 06-17-2025 at 12:00 PM (CDT)

    This seminar is designed for lawyers, advisors and family office executives, and the content offers practical insights for global mobility and maximizing global impact. (IN-PERSON SEMINAR)

  • Unlocking International Joint Ventures (6/23/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Unlocking International Joint Ventures (Live Webcast, 1.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-23-2025 at 12:00 PM (CDT)

    At this program, participants will learn about leveraging key frameworks such as the ‘washing machine’ and ‘eight principles’ along with support research underpinning the advice. (HYBRID SEMINAR)

  • Working with Outside Counsel: An In-House Perspective (6/23/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Working with Outside Counsel: An In-House Perspective (Live Webcast, 1.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-23-2025 at 4:00 PM (CDT)

    This program provides a deep dive into the key expectations and requirements that corporate counsel have when working with outside counsel. (HYBRID SEMINAR)

  • Expansion in Asia: Protect your IP (6/24/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    Expansion in Asia: Protect your IP (Live Webcast, 1.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 1.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-24-2025 at 9:00 AM (CDT)

    This program will provide practical guidance for foreign companies doing business in Asia. Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law & Co LLC - a boutique law firm with offices in China and Singapore - moved to Asia in the 1990’s to pursue a career in law having completed her law degree studies at McGill University, Canada.

  • 50 Marketing Tips in 60 Minutes — Plus an Expert Panel (6/26/25)
    Includes Credits
    Component Credit Type State/Medical Type Available Credits Earned Credits
    50 Marketing Tips in 60 Minutes — Plus an Expert Panel (Live Webcast, 2.00 IL MCLE Credit) CLE IL 2.00 0.00
    Includes a Live Web Event on 06-26-2025 at 3:00 PM (CDT)

    This program will provide lawyers with legal marketing strategies that actually work! (HYBRID SEMINAR)