Investing in Justice
CBF Report May 2009
An Innovative New Approach

Training & Professional Development in Legal Aid

The Chicago Bar Foundation recently launched an innovative new pro bono program, the CBF Legal Aid Academy, to improve training and professional development opportunities for our community’s legal aid attorneys and staff. Vital training and development opportunities traditionally have not been widely available to legal aid attorneys and staff due to the overstretched budgets that are typical for most pro bono and legal aid organizations.   Read more. . .