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Date: 01/10/2024
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Practice resources
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Working with clients Resources
A video of attorney and client scenarios, showing how to make your client feel more comfortable and confident with you.
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The Disability Rights Consortium is a monthly event held at Equip for Equality. This session focuses on trauma. The speaker is Sarah Hess, Legal Council for Health Justice.
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A collection of foundational resources to support you as you learn and plan for race equity.
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A guide for attorneys who are licensed in Illinois and seeking to offer limited scope representation as one of their service offerings to potential clients.
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Manual on the Rules of Professional Conduct, how to structure office procedures, and how to recognize ethical issues. 2023 edition
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A resource developed by the Chicago Bar Foundation for participants in the Justice Entrepreneurs Project.
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Race equity resources that can deepen your learning, support your planning, and connect you to local networks and organizations.
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A video on the biases in the legal profession, including unconscious bias and ways to break bias in practice.
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This session provides examples of structural racialization across various legal aid practice areas and throughout the state of Illinois. Moderated by James Brady, Legal Aid Chicago.
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Dr. John Mundt of the Jesse Brown VA Hospital speaks to a group of attorneys about the basics of mental health treatment. He also goes over how to review mental health records.
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Helpful tips on issues pro bono volunteers may encounter when assisting low-income clients.
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A video for attorneys with practical tips for effectively working with difficult clients.
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