Publications / Resources

YLS Committees

The YLS has over 30 committees specifically geared for the new attorney. Make new contacts and develop a network of business referrals that are critical to growing and maintaining a vital law practice. Join a committee today!

YLS Journal
The YLS Journal is published in the CBA Record (eight times a year). It provides members with a compilation of both substantive and procedural articles as well as news of YLS projects and activities. The February/March issue is dedicated to the YLS. This year's special issue centers around the theme of "Leadership Through Service." Articles include "Getting Back by Giving Back" by Clare McMahon and "Leadership by Design" by Jasmine Villaflor Hernandez. Click here to read it.


Minute with a Judge
Ever appear in front of a particular judge and wonder how he or she operates? The YLS decided took on a new initiative to help young lawyers acquaint themselves with judges: Minute with a Judge. An expansion of the YLS’s successful Lunch with a Judge program, which began in 2006 and continues today, Minute with a Judge provides short webcast interviews of individual judges who offer practice tips for attorneys and their particular do's and don'ts when it comes to appearing before them. 


Practice Tips for Young Lawyers
Over the course of the 2010-2011 bar year the YLS Officers wrote articles for the Daily Law Bulletin that shared insights on issues that have have made them who they are today.


YLS Publications

The CBA's Legal Bookstore offers member discounts on the latest legal publications, many geared for the young lawyer. Some are currently available for download (see bottom of this page) or available thru the bookstore. Sample titles include: The Chicago Lawyer's Court Handbook, Getting Paid Tips, YLS Guide to Real Estate Practice, Lawyers' Professional Responsibility Guide as well as other legal resource guides.


Starting and Growing Your Business e-book
In recognition of the difficult business environment in which small businesses operate and the fact that many small businesses simply cannot afford the legal and professional services necessary to navigate these difficult times, the CBA Young Lawyers Section partnered with the Small Business Advocacy Council to create an educational e-book for small business owners. The Starting and Growing Your Business e-book provides small business owners with general information in a number of areas of the law and business.  This 12-chapter e-book includes advice on: writing a business plan; financing; physical office space; virtual and shared office space; legal structure; registering your business and state, local and federal taxes, permits, licenses; accounting and record keeping; legal steps in hiring, firing and maintaining employees; developing a marketing plan; web and online marketing/presence; networking; and succession planning for small business owners.


CBA Placement Center

The CBA Placement Center brings legal employers and professionals together in a confidential manner. Services include career counseling, confidential networking, and professional placement assistance.

CBA Career Center

The CBA Career Center offers an online resume bank, job postings, career articles, links and more.

CBA Career & Practice Development Community

An online community that assists members in finding career and practice development related services and resources they need, locally and nationwide. Site includes articles and forums that discuss careers in the legal profession and how to grow your practice.