• June 29, 2010 - “Civil Rights and Illinois Prisons: What Is Happening In and Out of the Lock-Up," featuring Alan Mills, Legal Director, Uptown People's Law Center. This event will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 12:15 p.m., at Levin & Perconti, 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 450, Chicago, IL. There is no cost to attend this event. RSVP HERE.
• July 8, 2010 - “Protecting Our Constitutional Values: What America Needs from The Supreme Court," a panel discussion featuring Carol Brook, Executive Director, Illinois Federal Defender Program, Inc.; Colleen K. Connell, Executive Director, ACLU of Illinois; Joseph Margulies, Clinical Professor of Law and Assistant Director, MacArthur Justice Center, Northwestern University Law School; Mary Meg McCarthy, Executive Director, National Immigrant Justice Center; Ricardo Meza, Midwest Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Clyde E. Murphy, Executive Director, Chicago Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Inc.; Joseph Russo, Director of Compliance, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago; Janine L. Hoft, Moderator, Attorney, People's Law Office and Member, Board of Directors, National Lawyers Build Chicago Chapter; with keynote remarks by Geoffrey R. Stone, Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor, The University of Chicago Law School and Member, Board of Directors, American Constitution Society. This event is co-sponsored by the ACLU of Illinois, the Midwest Regional Office of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Chicago Chapter of the National Conference of Black Lawyers, the National Immigrant Justice Center and the Chicago Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. This event will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2010, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., at Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn, First Floor, Chicago, IL. There is no cost to attend this program. RSVP HERE.
• July 9, 2010 - “Seventh Annual Supreme Court Term in Review," featuring Susan Bandes, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law; Colleen Connell, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois; Aziz Huq, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School; Jeffrey W. Sarles, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP; and moderated by Steve Sanders, Associate, Mayer Brown LLP. This program is cosponsored by Chapter Sponsor Mayer Brown LLP and the Public Interest Law Initiative. This event will be held on Friday, July 9, 2010, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., at Mayer Brown LLP, 71 S. Wacker Drive, 33rd Floor, Chicago, IL. Mayer Brown LLP will provide lunch for attendees and 1.25 hours of CLE credit for those who bring their ARDC card. Mayer Brown LLP has been certified by the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois as an Accredited Provider. There is no cost to attend this program, but RSVPs and photo IDs are required. RSVP HERE.
• July 12, 2010 - “How to Land a Clerkship: Practical Advice from Judges." Join us for our annual panel of state and federal court judges addressing crucial aspects of court clerkships and the application process. This event will be held on Monday, July 12, 2010, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 155 N. Wacker Drive, 28th Floor, Chicago, IL. This event is co-sponsored by the Public Interest Law Initiative and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. There is no cost to attend this event. RSVP HERE.

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