Practice resources

These resources are written for legal professionals doing legal aid or pro bono work. If you do not have legal training, they may be difficult to understand. Visit resources from the main menu for legal information written and designed for the public.

After a case closes Resources
Civil appeals Illinois: state and federal 2022 edition
Manual on state and federal review courts, post-judgment motions, standards of review, cross-appeals, oral arguments. 2022 edition
IICLE
Civil Practice: Preparing for Trial 2022 edition
About litigation rights, tax aspects, injunctions, declaratory relief, summary judgment, and pretrial conferences. 2022 Edition
IICLE
Class Actions
Manual on Rule 23, court proceedings, shareholder derivative suits, attorneys' fees, etc. 2020 edition.
IICLE
Contempt of court
A video about the power of the court to punish someone for interfering with the court process.
Video
Disability Rights Consortium: Access to courts for people with disabilities
Speaker: Meghan P. Carter, Assistant Attorney General, Disability Rights Bureau, Office of the Illinois Attorney General
Video
Helping clients with landlord and tenant cases
A Lawyer Manual with information about Illinois private landlord-tenant law, including leases, security deposits, and evictions.
Text article
Post-trial relief
A lawyer manual about post trial relief.
Lawyer Manuals