Join the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter, the ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter, and the Federalist Society Chicago Lawyer Chapter for an insightful discussion on the value of judicial clerkships with a distinguished panel of federal judges, law clerks, and practitioners. "Why Clerk? Insights from Federal Judges, Law Clerks, and Practitioners" will cover how and why to apply for a clerkship, the benefits of clerking, crafting a competitive application, and what to expect from the experience. 

Featuring

Hon. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Hon. Manish Shah, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 

Hon. A. Benjamin Goldgar, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Janet Siegel Brown, Director of Judicial Clerkships, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Erica Achepohl, Law Clerk to the Hon. Sunil R. Harjani

Moderated by:

Diane Smason, Attorney Advisor to the General Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Attendees will earn 1.5 hours of CLE credit (pending approval). Registration is open until June 25, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., and on-site registration will be available if space permits. Please note that a photo ID is required to enter the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse.

The program is free for members and law students who sign up for a free membership with the FBA. Non-members can attend for a fee of $10. If you're a Law Student, you can join the FBA for free. Please register here: https://rizzoyoung.biz/Join-FBA.

RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/why-clerk-insights-from-federal-judges-law-clerks-and-practitioners-tickets-923796729887

The ACS Houston Lawyer Chapter invites all ACS members, friends, summer associates, and pre-law students join us for our Summer Networking Happy Hour. Connect with your ACS friends, welcome new arrivals, learn more about what ACS has been up to locally and nationally, and tell us what you want to see from the ACS Houston Chapter.

This event is dog and kid friendly.

Please join the ACS Washington, DC Lawyer Chapter for a casual career conversation. This event will be an opportunity to discuss career planning, career development, and other career subjects with experienced attorneys from the DC Lawyer Chapter. If you have questions, please reach out to, Peter Nye (PeterWesleyNye@gmail.com). We hope to see you there!

Join the ACS Virginia Lawyer Chapter at the Tobacco Company for a summer social, bringing together law students working in Richmond this summer and progressive attorneys from the Richmond area. Attendees need not be a member – bring a progressive friend to introduce them to ACS.

We will provide a credit for one drink (beer or wine) to the first 25 to arrive! There is a parking garage at the corner of 12th and Canal Street as well as across the street at the Omni Hotel.

Please join the ACS Northeast Ohio and Columbus Lawyer Chapters and the Wren Collective for a webinar on the importance of defense independence.

Panelists will discuss the reasons why defender independence is critical to the right to counsel in criminal cases and examine several ways that independence is threatened by funding and appointment systems.

Panelists:

Amy Borror, Senior Youth Policy Strategist, Gault Center

Keisha Hudson, Chief Defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia

Neel Sukhatme, Associate Dean for Research and Academic Programs; Professor of Law & Anne Fleming Research Professor, Georgetown Law; Co-Founder, Free Our Vote

Moderator:

Nikki Baszynski, Principal, Wren Collective

1.0 Hours of CLE credit pending with the Supreme Court of Ohio.

The ACS Chicago Lawyer Chapter invites all ACS students, summer associates, and lawyers to our Summer Happy Hour. We cannot wait to meet up with old friends and new arrivals! Please join us for drinks, light appetizers, and great conversation. We hope to see everyone there!