Chicago legal community
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The Chicago legal community is the network of lawyers, judges, law firms, legal scholars, and related institutions that shape and practice law in the Chicago metropolitan area.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal community
ⓘ
professional community ⓘ |
| governedBy | Illinois state law ⓘ |
| hasMajorBarAssociation |
Chicago Bar Association
GENERATED
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Illinois State Bar Association GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCourt |
Circuit Court of Cook County
GENERATED
ⓘ
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit GENERATED ⓘ United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMajorLawSchool |
Chicago-Kent College of Law
GENERATED
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DePaul University College of Law GENERATED ⓘ Loyola University Chicago School of Law GENERATED ⓘ Northwestern Pritzker School of Law GENERATED ⓘ University of Chicago Law School GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
large concentration of national and international law firms
ⓘ
significant presence of in-house counsel for major corporations ⓘ strong public interest and legal aid sector ⓘ |
| hasPracticeArea |
antitrust law
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commercial litigation ⓘ corporate law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ personal injury law ⓘ public interest law ⓘ real estate law ⓘ securities law ⓘ |
| hostsEventType |
bar association networking events
ⓘ
continuing legal education programs ⓘ legal conferences ⓘ |
| includesInstitutionType |
bar associations
ⓘ
corporate legal departments ⓘ courts ⓘ law firms ⓘ law schools ⓘ legal aid organizations ⓘ prosecutors’ offices ⓘ public defender offices ⓘ |
| includesProfession |
judges
ⓘ
lawyers ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| influencedBy | federal law of the Seventh Circuit ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago metropolitan area
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| relatedTo | Midwestern legal community ⓘ |
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