Honoring Debra Evenson

National Lawyers Guild of Chicago’s 2011 Annual Dinner Honoring NLG Attorney DEBRA EVENSON A past president of the Guild, law professor, and one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the legal system and institutions of Cuba Saturday, November 5, 2011 Irish-American Heritage...

2011 (Dis)Orientation

At NLG Chicago’s 2011 Citywide (Dis)orientation, we’ll have a number of great panels aimed at helping law students survive law school with their values intact. Come meet other law students, legal workers, and lawyers challenging the status quo and fighting for social...

Next Gen Post Bar Celeb...

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our Next Gen folks who have completed the bar exam!  Let’s get together for our monthly happy hour, and for a special post-bar celebration. The Chicago Next Gen Committee hosts this monthly Happy Hour for young, progressive, and radical attorneys, legal...

Grand Jury CLE

On Tuesday, May 10, join the Chicago Chapters of the National Lawyers Guild and the American Constitution Society, ACLU of Illinois, National Conference of Black Lawyers, and CAIR-Chicago as we sponsor a fantastic CLE about the grand jury and current abuses thereof. WHAT:...

REGISTER! Military Law...

GETTING OUT OF THE MILITARY Continuing Legal Education Seminar Presented by members of the Bay Area Military Law Panel. An orientation to military law and discharges, and how to advise service members seeking discharge from the military. REGISTER NOW! Fill out the registration...

Housing is a Human Righ...

The War at Home: Fighting for Jobs and Housing in Chicago Support the national movement to restore housing rights.  Help keep Chicago residents in their homes.  Canvas to inform tenants & homeowners of their rights. Join the discussion about the economic and economic crisis in...