Early Bird pricing ends today for 2023 Future Is Now: Legal Services Conference

The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, which is sponsoring this virtual event, warns that space is limited for the upcoming Future Is Now: Legal Services Conference (to be held, via "Hopin", on a screen near you from noon to 5:00 p.m. on April 20).

Wait a minute.... Space is limited at a virtual event? It can't be for the "TED-like talks"; it must have something to do with the "interactive town hall discussions from legal industry thought leaders."

Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis will speak first at the event. Other topics and speakers include:

Building a Client-Centered Business Model. Mark Britton (Advisor to Clio, Clearbrief, and Tangibly; Founder of Avvo.com) will discuss how to build a client-centered business model that enables attorneys to address the overwhelming number of legal problems that go unmet.

Developing Cultural Competency to Serve Clients. Nkoyo-Ene Effiong Lewis (Director of Law Practice Management Program, State Bar of Georgia) will speak to how lawyers can more effectively serve clients and build their practices by embracing cultural differences and increasing their cultural competency.

Advocating for Your Mental Health & Well-Being as an Attorney. Kara Hardin (Chief Executive Officer, The Practice Lab) will teach attorneys how to advocate for their mental health and well-being at work, why the “Performance Paradox” impedes legal practice, and how system-based interventions (like trauma-informed lawyering) can promote attorney wellness and overall success.

Civility in Legal Practice: Why it Matters. This panel discussion will focus on the theoretical, practical, and public implications of civility in the legal profession. The panel will include perspectives on navigating and responding to incivility from judges and practicing attorneys including:

• Deborah Enix-Ross, President of the American Bar Association
• Justice Sharon O. Johnson, Illinois First District Appellate Court
• Nathan B. Hinch, transactional/litigation attorney at Meyer Capel in Bloomington, Ill.

Attendees are eligible to receive 4.0 hours of professional responsibility CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of diversity and inclusion CLE credit and 1.0 hour of mental health and substance abuse CLE credit.

Today (March 15), the price of admission is $30.

Tomorrow, however, the price increases to $50.

To register, click here.