Leadership Circles
Law Firm Leadership Circle
Corporate Leadership Circle
Partner Leadership Circle
The CBF’s three Leadership Circles and accompanying statements of principles underscore the critical role that Chicago area law firms and companies play in ensuring equal access to justice in our community. Each of the three CBF Leadership Circles—the Law Firm Leadership Circle, the Corporate Leadership Circle, and the Partnership Leadership Circle — represent a commitment to a series of best practices for law firms and companies in the Chicago area to support pro bono, legal aid and related access to justice initiatives. Dozens of firms and companies have signed on to the CBF Leadership Circles, making commitments to contribute their time, money, and in-kind resources as well as to strategically use their influence in the community to advance this cause.
To find out more about the Leadership Circles and how your firm or company can become a part of them, please contact CBF Executive Director Bob Glaves at 312.554.1205 or bglaves@chicagobarfoundation.org.
Law Firm Leadership Circle
The CBF Law Firm Leadership Circle and its accompanying statement of principles underscore the critical role that law firms in the Chicago area play in ensuring equal access to justice in our community. The Leadership Circle, currently chaired by Jeff Stone of McDermott Will & Emery, represents a commitment to a series of best practices for law firms in the Chicago area to support pro bono, legal aid and related access to justice initiatives.
Dozens of firms have signed on to the CBF Law Firm Leadership Circle, making commitments to contribute their time, money, and in-kind resources as well as to strategically use their influence in the community to advance this cause.
Corporate Leadership Circle
The CBF Corporate Leadership Circle and its accompanying statement of principles underscore the critical role that corporations and their legal departments play in ensuring equal access to justice in the Chicago area. To that end, the Leadership Circle, currently chaired by Pauline Levy of McDonald’s Corporation, is intended to embody best practices for corporate legal departments on pro bono, giving, and related issues. The Statement of Principles underscores both the integral role that corporate counsel has in ensuring equal access to the justice system and the critical importance of solid leadership from our region’s corporate law departments in this cause.
Several corporations have signed on to the CBF Corporate Leadership Circle, making commitments to contribute their time, money, and in-kind resources as well as to strategically use their influence in the community to advance this cause.
Partner Leadership Circle
The CBF Partner Leadership Circle and its accompanying statement of principles underscore the critical role that corporations that work in partnership with law firms and corporate legal departments play in ensuring equal access to justice in the Chicago area. To that end, the Partner Leadership Circle, currently chaired by Jeanne Doran of LexisNexis, is intended to embody best practices for these companies on pro bono, giving and related issues.
A number of companies have signed on to the CBF Partner Leadership Circle, making commitments to contribute their time, money and in-kind resources as well as to strategically use their influence in the community to advance this cause.
