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  • May
    17
    2012
    Leadership Storytelling Workshop   >> More

    Please join AABA as guest presenter Esther Choy will help participants construct a personal leadership story by using a metaphor exercise and drawing insights from their individual hobbies.  Ms. CHoy will also discuss the essential elements of a compelling story and present effective story structures.  The sessions will be highly interactive and will require participants to actively craft and share their stories through the workshop. 

    The workshop will beging at 6:00pm at Freeborn Peters, LLP, 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3000,Chicago, IL 60606.  When registering, please provide an email address for materials and homework prior to the event.
    Seating is limited to 30 participants.  Contact Junko Minami at jcminami@gmail.com for questions.

  • June
    18
    2012
    Mei-Ann Chen leads the Chicago Sinfonietta   >> More

    Experience the conductor who’s taken Chicago by storm and has everyone talking—Mei-Ann Chen. See for yourself what all the critics have been raving about when she conducts the final concert of her debut season, which features the type of music that she’s become known for—one that mixes audience favorites with innovative new works.

    “Chen is a musician for whom ‘dynamic’ and ‘electric’ seem altogether too limiting.  Her entire body is a bundle of podium energy; her keen ear and sharp eyes miss nothing.” -Chicago Tribune

    Monday, June 18, 7:30 pm, Symphony Center

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    Bill Kurtis, narrator

    Harlem Quartet

    Felix Mendelssohn: Excerpts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Michael Abels: Delights and Dances

    Leonard Bernstein (arr. Randall Fleisher): West Side Story for String Quartet and Orchestra (WORLD PREMIERE)

     

    AABA members save $5 on tickets with the code AABAmember.

    Tickets: $21-45, with discount

    http://www.chicagosinfonietta.org/event/concert-v/

     

  • August
    17
    2012
    Chicago Hosts NAPABA Central Regional Conference   >> More

    Details coming soon!


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Jobs

Date Posted Job Title Location

Jobs

  • 05/11/2012 Blue Cross Blue Shield Association - Associate General Counsel Chicago

    If working for a dynamic, progressive, forward-thinking organization sounds interesting, look to Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. For nearly 80 years, the Blue Cross Blue Shield brand has been an innovator in the ever-changing health care landscape. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is the strategic leader behind 38 Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans - which provide health care coverage to nearly 100 million Americans. We now have an opportunity available at our downtown Chicago headquarters.

    Responsible for assisting the Senior Associate General Counsel, this individual is part of the Legal Department that provides professional legal services to internal and external clients. Primary focus of this position is provision of legal and, where needed, litigation support to primary internal clients..

    Internal Clients would include the following: Inter-Plan Programs, Inter-Plan Teleprocessing System (ITS), Information Technology, the Office of Clinical Affairs, Finance and Administration, Internal Procurement, and Human Resources. Additionally, the position provides business proposal and contract review for the Strategic Services and Business Development contracting efforts. Finally, the position serves as internal consultant and/or subject matter expert to provide advice or training to BCBSA and Plan personnel, as needed.  

    Required Basic Qualifications:

    • A law degree, admission to a state bar.
    • A minimum of three years’ legal practice experience.
    • Experience in such fields as contracts, corporate law, HIPAA/privacy, litigation, and health insurance law.

    Preferred Basic Qualifications:

    • Proven ability in legal research, analysis and drafting.
    • An awareness of the legal environment in which Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans and the Association operate.
    • Strong organizational and quantitative skills as well as demonstrated ability in project and time management.
    • Ability to maintain a strong presence in client meetings, while representing the Association’s interests through professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
    • Ability to work with top management within the Association and the Blue Plans through a responsive client-oriented approach.
    • Knowledge of administrative and antitrust law, ERISA, HIPAA/privacy law, health care reform, and corporate governance

    We're committed to each and every one of our 1000+ strategic thinkers that we employ - the best in the health insurance industry. We offer a dynamic work environment, competitive salaries, great benefits, work/family balance, a diverse workplace, and much more! Bring your skills and talents to an organization committed to providing the most advanced technology and services. If you are interested, please go to our website at www.bcbsa.jobs  Apply to job # 12-0099

    Our offices are located at 225 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

    EOE

    Apply Here: http://www.click2apply.net/rk8t28y


  • 03/22/2012 Director Risk Management - Metra Chicago

    Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Litigation & Risk Management, manages a comprehensive risk management program, including supervision of all Metra and PSA claims, and all casualty and property related insurance purchases. Has oversight for the marketing and placement of all risk related insurance coverages, including the placement of multiple high-limit coverages domestically and in Bermuda/Europe. Ensures protection of corporate assets from accidental loss, including compliance with all Medicare/CMS guidelines regarding reimbursement of conditional payments and funding of future set-asides. Serves as Metra’s Fund Advisor to the RTA Loss Financing Plan and provides direction to the RTA regarding the purchase of high-limit casualty insurance for all service boards. Monitors Metra litigation, and approves settlements within authority limits as defined by ordinance. Directs, monitors and attends claims and investigation activities at accident scenes. Performs other related duties as needed to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

    If you are interested in applying for a position at Metra, please send your cover letter which must include the position title, your resume and salary history to: jobs@metrarr.com

    For more information, please visit: http://metrarail.com/content/metra/en/home/utility_landing/employment/career_opportunities.html


  • 02/16/2012 Legal Recruiter – Inside Edge Legal (Major, Lindsey & Africa) Chicago

    Job Type: Full Time

    Inside Edge Legal, (IEL) is an MLA Legal LLC Company, established as an affiliate of Major, Lindsey & Africa®  the world’s leading legal search firm, and a member of the Allegis Group, Inc., the largest staffing company in the United States. A leading provider of recruiting and staffing services in the legal industry is currently seeking a career oriented individual for an opportunity as an in-house Recruiter for our Chicago office. Please see full description on our website at www.insideedgelegal.com or www.mlaglobal.com . Please send resume and cover letter to nrogers@mlaglobal.com.



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CLE

Date CLE Location

CLE

  • 02/01/2012 - 6:00pm CEO/General Counsel Panel: Diversity in the Workplace & When Hiring Outside Counsel

  • 12/06/2011 - 1:30pm New Lawyer's Guide on How to Practice in Federal Court Dirksen Federal Building, Chicago

  • 10/11/2011 - 6:30pm How to Become a Certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Wildman Harrold, Chicago

  • 06/16/2011 - 7:00pm Pathways to Judiciary Vedder Price, P.C., Chicago

  • 03/10/2011 - 6:30pm Divorce and Domestic Violence Quarles & Brady, LLP, Chicago

  • 10/27/2010 - 7:00pm Immigration Law Training for Pro Bono Clinic Volunteers Quarles & Brady, LLP, Chicago

  • 06/23/2010 - 6:30pm Litigation Tips from the Other Side of the Bench: Trial Court, Appellate Court, and Supreme Court Judges Share Their Practical Litigation Tips 333 N. Wacker, Chicago

  • 05/13/2010 - 6:30pm Women Partners & Women in Senior Corporate Management Hotel Allegro, Chicago

  • 01/28/2010 - 6:30pm Leveraging Discovery Technology Deloite LLP, Chicago

  • 11/11/2010 - 6:30pm Consumer Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 & 7 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Chicago

  • 10/27/2009 - 12:00pm Judicial Nuts & Bolts, Planning Your Career in the Judiciary The John Marshall Law School

  • 05/07/2009 - 12:00pm Diversifying Your Practice, from Real Estate to Criminal Law Hotel Allegro, Chicago


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Volunteer

Date Title LocationContact

Volunteer

  • Sat, 08/13/2011 - 10:00am - 1:00pm Pro Bono Legal Clinic Chinatown American Service League, 2141 S. Tan Court, Chicago probono@aabachicago.org

  • Mon, 09/12/2011 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm Pro Bono Legal Clinic Chinatown American Service League, 2141 S. Tan Court, Chicago probono@aabachicago.org

  • Sat, 10/08/2011 - 10:00am - 1:00pm Pro Bono Legal Clinic Chinatown American Service League, 2141 S. Tan Court, Chicago probono@aabachicago.org

  • Sat, 11/12/2011 - 10:00am - 1:00pm Pro Bono Legal Clinic Chinatown American Service League, 2141 S. Tan Court, Chicago probono@aabachicago.org

  • Sat, 12/10/2011 - 10:00am - 1:00pm Pro Bono Legal Clinic Chinatown American Service League, 2141 S. Tan Court, Chicago probono@aabachicago.org



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Judicial

The Alliance of Bar Associations for Judicial Screening is comprised of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (AABA), Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago (BWLA), Chicago Council of Lawyers (CCL), Cook County Bar Association (CCBA), Decalogue Society of Lawyers (DSL), Hellenic Bar Association (HBA), Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC), Puerto Rican Bar Association of Illinois (PRBA), and Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) working collaboratively to improve the process of screening judicial candidates in Cook County, Illinois. Please see below for recent rating results.

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