Practice resources

These resources are written for legal professionals doing legal aid or pro bono work. If you do not have legal training, they may be difficult to understand. Visit resources from the main menu for legal information written and designed for the public. Note: IICLE resources are only available to legal aid employees.

IICLE Online Library Resources
Adoption law
Adoption law in Illinois with guidance on unique situations like same-sex adopting parents, surrogacy and interracial adoption. 2024 Edition
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Adult Guardianships, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law
Explains mental health law, considerations, powers and duties of a guardian, and terminating and modifying guardianship. 2025 edition
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Advising Elderly Clients and Their Families
Information on representing elderly clients on issues such as estate and tax planning, Medicare, and elder abuse. 2023 edition
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Asset protection planning
Manual on protecting assets from potential creditors including fraudulent transfers, onshore and offshore trusts, etc. 2022 edition.
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Attorneys' legal liability
Information on duties to client, malpractice, client trust accounts and Rules of Professional Conduct. 2022 Edition.
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Business and commercial litigation
A lawyer resource on business and commercial litigation, offering guidance on pleadings, motions, discovery, and trial practice.
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Business bankruptcy practice
Attorney resource for business bankruptcy including rules, alternatives, and representing secured and unsecured creditors. 2022 edition.
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Business Law: Choice of Entity
A lawyer resource on business law that guides attorneys in selecting the appropriate entity type for clients, including tax considerations, fiduciary duties, and formation of Illinois corporations.
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Business Law: Mergers and Acquisitions
A lawyer resource on mergers and acquisitions law, providing guidance on the full lifecycle of a transaction with practical tools and forms for each stage.
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Business law: Miscellaneous operating issues
A lawyer resource on business law issues, including securities regulation, distribution agreements, franchising considerations, and other operational matters.
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Business Partnerships
A lawyer resource on forming and managing business partnerships, including information about general and limited partnerships in Illinois and partnership agreements.
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Causes of action: Common considerations
A lawyer resource on starting a cause of action, including petitions to perpetuate testimony, discovery to identify parties, adding respondents in discovery, class actions, and more.
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Causes of action: Consumer actions
Defines consumer action and discusses relevant statutes in Illinois governing consumer actions. 2024 edition.
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Causes of action: Contract and business disputes
A lawyer resource that covers common causes of action in contract and business disputes, explaining breach of contract, debt recovery, specific performance, shareholder suits, and more.
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Causes of action: Employment actions
A lawyer resource that explains causes of action in employment-related disputes, including discrimination claims, retaliatory discharge, workers’ compensation, and employer negligence.
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Causes of action: Insurance litigation
A lawyer resource on insurance litigation that explains common causes of action, declaratory judgments, bad-faith refusal to settle, negligent issuance of a life insurance policy, and insurance broker malpractice.
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