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.
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Estate planning for retirement benefits
Includes naming a trust as a beneficiary, charitable giving, creditor protection, and postmortem planning. 2023 edition.
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Estate planning forms and commentary: Powers of attorney and advance directives
Explains and provides sample forms for estate planning. Includes: power of attorney for property, Illinois advance health care directives, premarital agreements, and guardianships. 2022 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
Manual on 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
Attorney resource that explains parentage; parental time and responsibilities; child support; and the impact of abuse in custody cases. 2022 Editon.
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Family Law: Dissolutions of marriage court proceedings
Court proceedings related to marriage dissolutions, including trials, enforcement of judgments, and orders of protection. 2024 edition.
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Family law: Preliminary considerations in dissolution actions
Attorney resource that explains preliminary issues in divorce cases like attorneys' fees and absent spouse. Includes sample pleadings and discovery. 2023 Edition.
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Family law: Property and financial aspects of dissolution actions
Attorney resource that explains financial and property aspects of dissolution of marriage, such as maintenance, tax, and retirement assets. 2023 edition.
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Farming law in Illinois: property issues
A lawyer resource on Illinois farming property law, addressing farm sales, purchases, leases, and land trusts.
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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.
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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.
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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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IICLE classics: Ward on title examinations
Manual on title including objections to title, descriptions, boundaries, conveyances, taxes, title searches, etc.
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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.
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