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1. DePaul's Neighborhood Legal Assistance Project Volunteer Training
   This training provides an overview of how the Neighborhood Legal Assistance Project works as well as a substantive training on criminal records and state IDs as well as an overview of public benefits.
   Presenter(s): DePaul University College of Law
   Updated: 02/13/2013
2. Certificates of Good Conduct and Relief from Disability
   This training video provides information for attorneys on how to assist clients with obtaining Certificates of Good Conduct and Certificates of Relief from Disability.
   Presenter(s): Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, & The Safer Foundation
   Updated: 06/13/2012
3. Volunteer Attorney Training for 2012 Expungement Summit
   This is an expungement law training 101 and will assist you if you are assisting with the Expungement Summit.
   Presenter(s): Cabrini Green Legal Aid
   Updated: 05/30/2012
4. Challenging Police
   The goal of the presentation is to help attorneys handling eviction cases based on alleged criminal activities and give them the tools to challenge the version of the facts offered by police officers and their reports.
   Presenter(s): LAF
   Updated: 05/23/2012
5. DePaul Neighborhood Legal Assistance Project (NLAP) Training
   A training geared toward assisting the homeless with expungement of criminal records and obtaining state IDs.
   Presenter(s): DePaul Legal Clinic
   Updated: 03/14/2012
6. 2011 Expungement Summit Volunteer Training
   This training for volunteer attorneys reviews the expungement, sealing and clemency laws and procedures for adults and juveniles with criminal records in Cook County
   Presenter(s): Circuit Clerk of Cook County
   Updated: 06/02/2011
7. Criminal Law Basics - Overview and Training
   Training on basic criminal procedure, case stages, and legal proceedings in the Chicago criminal courts
   Presenter(s): John Benson, Cabrini Green Legal Aid
   Updated: 03/23/2011
8. Judicial Advisement Requirements for Non-Citizen Defendants in Criminal Cases
   Information on the Illinois statute requiring judges to advise non-citizen defendants of immigration consequences of criminal conviction
   Author: Amy Waller, Office of the State Appellate Defender
   Updated: 11/09/2010
9. Appellate Practice Seminar with Illinois Appellate Court Justices, First District
   Discusses interlocutory appeals, certified questions, plain error, expedited child custody appeals, first district settlement program, effective oral arguments, preservation of the record, and drafting the statement of facts
   Author: Appellate Lawyers Association
   Updated: 07/21/2010
10. Illinois Expungement and Sealing
    A training on how to evaluate eligibility for and assisting clients in applying for expungement or sealing of criminal records under the amendments effective for 2010.
    Presenter(s): Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
    Updated: 06/08/2010
11. Expungement Summit Volunteer Attorney Training
    The Honorable Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, will host the annual Expungement Summit on Saturday, June 5, 2010. This training provides attorneys with information on how to help people seal or expunge their criminal records.
    Presenter(s): Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County
    Updated: 05/26/2010
12. Appellate Lawyers Association: Appellate Practice Seminar with Appellate Court Justices, First District
    The Association presents a unique Appellate Practice Seminar featuring five current Justices of the Appellate Court for the First District.
    Presenter(s): The Appellate Lawyers Association
    Updated: 04/19/2010
13. Statewide Sexual Assault Civil No Contact Order: Petition, Summons, and Order
    Fill-able court forms for Sexual Assault Civil No Contact Order for statewide use, except in Cook County. Includes Summons, Petition, and Order.
    Author: Conference of Chief Judges
    Updated: 01/08/2010
14. 2009-2010 New Domestic Violence Laws Summary
    A summary of recent changes to civil and criminal domestic violence laws.
    Author: Office of the Illinois Attorney General
    Updated: 01/06/2010
15. An Introduction to Forms of Relief from a Criminal Record - Expungement, Sealing & Pardons
    This course covers the basic eligibility for expungement and sealing, the limitations of the law, procedures for filing and how to volunteer with Cabrini Green Legal Aid's Expungement Help Desk.
    Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
    Updated: 10/30/2009
16. Institutional Litigants in the Appellate Courts: Strategy and Ethics
    A panel discussion at the Appellate Lawyers Association Luncheon on dealing with institutional litigants
    Presenter(s): The Apellate Lawyers Association
    Updated: 10/30/2009
17. Expungement Summit Video Training
    An attorney training on the basics of expunging and sealing a client's criminal records.
    Author: Cook County Public Defender's Office
    Updated: 06/15/2009
18. Appellate Practice Seminar
    All day training on tips for appellate lawyers.
    Presenter(s): The Appellate Lawyers Association
    Updated: 06/08/2009
19. CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: Criminal Records Related Issues
    Resources available for legal aid service providers who are helping clients with criminal records.
    Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
    Updated: 02/06/2009
20. Immigration Raids, Due Process and the Separation of Powers: Implications from Postville and Beyond
    Legal discussion of an ICE workplace raid in Postville, Iowa, during the summer of 2008, and its impact on the detained undocumented workers and the community.
    Presenter(s): DePaul University College of Law Center for Public Interest Law
    Updated: 11/19/2008
21. Turn that Paper into Real Protection: Enforcing Orders of Protection
    This session will teach you how to effectively use the civil and criminal courts to enforce orders of protection.
    Presenter(s): Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
    Updated: 11/19/2008
22. Appellate Lawyers Association Luncheon: Amicus Briefs
    Illinois Solicitor General Michael Scodro opens the Appellate Lawyers Association's program year to speak on amicus briefs
    Presenter(s): Appellate Lawyers Association
    Updated: 10/02/2008
23. The Trial of an Illinois Capital Case 2008 QuickGuide
    Provides insights, experiences, and practical advice based on years of trying death penalty cases in Illinois.
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 08/14/2008
24. U Non-Immigrant Visas for Victims of Crimes
    Archived webcast of training on the U Non-Immigrant Visas for victims of crimes.
    Presenter(s): DePaul Legal Clinic
    Updated: 05/29/2008
25. Pro Bono Training: How to Handle a DCFS Expungement Appeal
    A video training about the importance of DCFS expungement cases and information about the new pro bono program
    Presenter(s): Family Defense Center
    Updated: 02/06/2008
26. Defendant's Motion for 410 Probation
    Sample defendant's motion for probation when charged with possession of a controlled substance
    Author: John Benson, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
    Updated: 06/21/2007
27. Motion to Modify Bail
    Sample motion to modify a bond
    Author: John Benson, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
    Updated: 06/21/2007
28. Criminal Records (IL): Expungement and Other Relief 2007 Edition
    Manual on expungement including the Criminal Identifcation Act, expungement versus sealing, juvenile expungement, criminal identity theft, employment and housing issues, pardon, expungement and sealing in Cook County
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 05/22/2007
29. Inside and Outside the Jury Box: Effective Trial Strategies 2006 Edition
    Manual on trial strategy including trial psychology, community attitude surveys, change of venue studies, themes, witness effectiveness training, using demonstrative evidence, selecting jurors, trial consultants, post-verdict interviews
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 04/27/2007
30. Federal Criminal Practice 2008 Edition
    Manual about jx, grand jury, Bail Reform Act of 1984, preliminary hearing, plea bargaining, warrants, motions to suppress, pretrial discovery & motions, jury selection, Federal Rules of Evidence, post-trial motions, habeas corpus, appeals, etc.
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 04/27/2007
31. Defending DUI and Related Cases 2003, Updated 2006
    Manual on handing DUI cases including implied consent, defense of non-alcohol-related car violations, reckless homicide, breath test, field sobriety tests, commercial driver's license, representing revoked or suspended driver
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 04/25/2007
32. Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Handbook Part I
    Handbook on litigating issues related to prisoners' rights with an emphasis on case management
    Author: James P. Chapman, Eric Dorkin, Sarah Geraghty
    Updated: 04/03/2007
33. Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Handbook Part II
    Handbook on litigating issues related to prisoners' rights with an emphasis on the law involved
    Author: James P. Chapman, Eric Dorkin, Sarah Geraghty
    Updated: 04/03/2007
34. Defending Illinois Criminal Cases 2003 Edition, Updated 2007
    Manual on arrest, search and seizure, motions, confessions, discovery, defenses, plea, trial, evidence, sentencing, post-conviction hearing, habeas corpus, appeals, etc.
    Author: Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
    Updated: 11/02/2006
35. Misdemeanor & Low-level Felony Criminal Defense Training for New Attorneys
    Video training about how to handle a criminal defense case in the Illinois court system
    Presenter(s): John Benson & Christine Farrell, Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic
    Updated: 05/11/2006

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