Welcome to
the home page designed specifically for new lawyers. The mission of
the DuPage County Bar Association [DCBA] is to advance the practice
of law and promote the legal profession through community service and
education. We hope that www.dcba.org becomes your legal link to DuPage
County and the 18th Judicial Circuit.
If you are not yet a member, we invite
you to join the DCBA. New admittees' dues are waived the first year.
Click here [JOIN] for information about
member benefits and our online membership application.
Participate in substantive committees
(limited to DCBA members only). Your logon is your first initial last
name, and your password is your ARDC number.
Attend the Young
Lawyers Get Together, a monthly happy hour sponsored by one of
our corporate sponsors (Thomson Findlaw) and our Membership Committee
for lawyers who are young and young at heart. These ordinarily take
place at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month. The events
generally alternate between various Pubs and Bar & Grills in DuPage
County. Non-members are welcome to join us. Please click on the link
above for information about upcoming get togethers.
Attend the DCBA's Social
Events, including the Fall Networking Reception, Holiday Party,
Judges' Nite, Law Day Luncheon, Presidents' Ball and Installation.
Try out for Judges' Nite, the DCBA's
annual show spoofing our county. Auditions ordinarily take place the
first Saturday in January…talent is not mandatory!!!! We seek
actors, musicians and crew.
Join the Speakers
Bureau. Even brand new lawyers may participate - we occasionally
receive requests to address "Why I became a lawyer." Your
logon is your first initial last name, and your password is your ARDC
number.
Serve
Lawyers
Lending a Hand, a monthly public service project sponsored by
the DuPage County Bar Foundation.
Volunteer for DuPage Legal Aid. Call
630/653-6212.
Join Lawyer
Referral Service. Serve the public and market your practice. Your
logon is your first initial last name, and your password is your ARDC
number. It is likely the DCBA will eliminate the one year of experience
effective January 1, 2005.
