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
Estate Administration: Business and Tax-Related Issues
A lawyer resource on estate administration focusing on managing a decedent's business and related federal and Illinois estate and income tax issues. 2025 Edition.
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Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits
This lawyer resource includes information on naming a trust as a beneficiary, charitable giving, creditor protection, and postmortem planning. 2025 edition.
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Estate Planning Forms and Commentary: Powers of Attorney and Advance Directives
This lawyer resource explains and provides sample forms for estate planning. It includes information about power of attorney for property, Illinois advance health care directives, premarital agreements, and guardianships. 2026 edition.
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Estate Planning in Illinois Guardianships
Advanced legal content. Manual for guardians on behalf of wards. 2023 edition
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Everyday Mistakes in Estate Planning
This lawyer resource discusses common oversights in estate planning. 2023 edition.
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Eviction Actions
Manual on statutory indications for eviction actions. 2023 edition
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Family Law: Child-Related Issues in Dissolution Actions
A lawyer resource on Illinois family law issues involving parentage, parental responsibilities, parenting time, and child support. 2026 Edition.
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Family Law: Dissolutions of Marriage Court Proceedings
A lawyer resource on Illinois dissolution or marriage proceedings, including motions, trials, orders of protection, and postjudgment matters. 2024 edition.
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Family Law: Preliminary Considerations in Dissolution Actions
A lawyer resource on Illinois dissolution of marriage cases, including client interviews, pleadings, legal separation, invalidity of marriage, and discovery. 2023 Edition.
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Family Law: Property and Financial Aspects of Dissolution Actions
A lawyer resource on maintenance, marital agreements, property, retirement assets, and tax issues in Illinois dissolution of marriage cases. 2023 edition.
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Farming Law: Property Issues
A lawyer resource on Illinois farming property law, addressing farm sales, purchases, leases, and land trusts. 2025 Edition.
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Federal Civil Practice
A lawyer resource on federal civil practice, covering jurisdiction, pleadings, motions, discovery, pretrial, magistrate judges, trial, appeals, and more. 2024 Edition.
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Federal Criminal Practice
A handbook for lawyers on federal criminal practice, covering jurisdiction, grand juries, bail and detention, plea bargaining, motions, jury selection, sentencing, habeas corpus, and appeals. 2023 Edition.
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IICLE classics: Kenoe on land trusts
Manual on land trusts, transactions, contracts, leases, insurance, etc. Classic 1989 EDITION.
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Inside and Outside the Jury Box: Effective Trial Strategies
A manual for lawyers on trial strategy, covering trial psychology, community attitude surveys, change of venue studies, jury selection, witness preparation, demonstrative evidence, trial consultants, and post-verdict interviews. 2023 Edition.
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Insurance Law
A lawyer resource about the rights and duties of Illinois insurance policyholders. 2023 Edition.
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