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Continuing Legal and Professional Education

Continuing Legal and Professional Education
2003-2004

ATTENTION - ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ILLINOIS PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW

On Friday, November 7, 2003, the law school will present the 19th annual Illinois Public Sector Labor Relations Law Program. This conference is designed for lawyers whose practice involves labor law, local government law or school law; for state and local government and public education officials, administrators and labor relations officers; for union officials, business agents and uniserv directors; and for arbitrators and mediators. The opening plenary session features Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association, who will address the topic "Labor Relations During Times of Fiscal Restraint." His speech will be followed by concurrent hands-on, interactive workshops on several hot button topics of current interest: Military Leave & Reemployment Rights; Leaves of Absence: Statutory and Contractual Bases; Dealing with Budget Shortfalls; 21st Century Schoolhouse: Technology, No Child Left Behind Act and Related Issues; New Legislative Initiatives in Illinois; Health Care Issues; Police & Firefighter Forum; Representation Proceedings; Collective Bargaining, Grievances, and UCP's; IPLRA Developments; IELRA Developments; EEO Update; Part-Time Faculty Issues; FLSA Developments and Interest Arbitration.

Law students (JD only) enrolled at Chicago-Kent are welcome to attend any or all of the program sessions free of charge. Course materials are not included, however, copies of the materials will be available in the library after the program.

If you are interested in volunteering to work at the conference, in exchange for complementary course materials and an opportunity to network at the conference luncheon and reception, please let us know when you stop by the office (Suite 673) to register, or by e-mailing rvicario. Pre-registration is required no later than Tuesday, November 4, 2003.


ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING

Student volunteer opportunities for law students (JD only) are available for some of the Continuing Legal and Professional Education programs listed below.  If you are interested in providing some of your time to volunteer at any of these programs, in exchange for complementary course materials and the opportunity to network at conference luncheons and receptions, please stop by the Office of Continuing Legal and Professional Education (Suite 673) or e-mail rvicario for more information. 


UPCOMING PROGRAMS 2003-2004!

15th annual
Henry Morris Lecture in International and Comparative Law
"Ratcheting Up and Driving Down Global Business Regulatory Standards"
featuring
John Braithwaite
Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow and Chair, RegNet, The Australian National University

November 10, 2003


21st annual
Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation Conference
March 18-19, 2004

26th annual
Kenneth M. Piper Lecture
April 20, 2004

23rd annual
Federal Tax Institute
April 29-30, 2004

23rd annual
Conference on Not-For-Profit Organizations
June 4, 2004

Transactional Legal Writing CLE

June 11, 2004

 

For additional information contact:
Office of Continuing Legal and Professional Education
Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 West Adams Street, Room 673
Chicago, IL  60661-3691
Phone:  312/906-5090
Fax: 312/906-5093
 or 
rvicario@kentlaw.edu

 

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