by CBF | Dec 11, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice
December 11, 2018 The goal of the CBF Justice Entrepreneurs Project has always been twofold. First and most obviously, we want to increase access to affordable legal services for low and middle-income people and businesses in the Chicago area through the direct...
by CBF | Nov 8, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice, Our Blog
November 18, 2018 To the say that the legal system looks daunting to someone who is not trained in the law and is often facing a serious legal issue when they arrive at the courthouse would be a vast understatement. And that is even more true at the Daley Center,...
by CBF | Nov 5, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice, Our Blog
November 5, 2018 The billable hour is dead! You’ve likely seen this headline a time or two over the past couple of years, and for good reason. As CBF Executive Director Bob Glaves pointed out in his 2016 blog post on pricing, we’ve largely priced the...
by CBF | Oct 16, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice, Our Blog
October 16, 2018 Chicago’s pro bono and legal aid organizations are top notch, teeming with some of the best lawyers in their respective fields. Even the most dedicated legal aid lawyers in these organizations, however, can face daunting challenges to making...
by CBF | Oct 16, 2018 | Bobservations, Our Blog
October 16, 2018 By Bob Glaves | CBF Executive Director This year’s Pro Bono Week theme, Celebrating the Power of Pro Bono, invites us to think about what that power looks like in real life to someone who is facing a serious legal issue but unable to afford...
