by Emme Veenbaas | Mar 26, 2025 | Our Blog
March 26, 2025 The CBF Legal Aid Academy has a new name – and a new and expanded mission – thanks to the leadership of Steve and Linda Patton and their generous gift of more than $1 million. By providing high-quality training and professional...
by CBF | Oct 28, 2019 | Our Blog
October 28, 2019 Last week, during the CBA/CBF’s 15th Annual Pro Bono Week, hundreds of lawyers and other legal professionals in Chicago came together to celebrate the important pro bono work being done in our community and to learn more about new opportunities to...
by CBF | May 24, 2019 | Our Blog
May 24, 2019 By Patrick Wu | CBF Intern For the past ten years, the CBF Legal Aid Academy has provided free, high-quality training and professional development opportunities for hundreds of legal aid attorneys to develop valuable skills so that they can better serve...
by CBF | Dec 4, 2018 | 70 Posts for 70 Years of Justice, Our Blog
December 4, 2018 Often, when a person goes to court without a lawyer, the first person they interact with will be a court clerk. Clerks often serve as the gatekeepers of the court, playing a pivotal role any time a litigant tries to file a document, request a court...
by CBF | Nov 2, 2018 | Our Blog
November 2, 2018 Hundreds of lawyers and other legal professionals in Chicago came together last week through the CBA and CBF’s 14th Annual Pro Bono Week to celebrate the important pro bono work being done in our community. But the Week’s focus goes far...
