Legal aid attorneys get BigLaw strategy lesson

By David Thomas Law Bulletin staff writer

Posted September 20, 2018 9:15 AM

Legal aid attorneys like Elise Robie don’t often get the chance to flex courtroom muscles other lawyers might take for granted, such as taking depositions and directing cross-examinations.That’s why Robie found the three-day training program on depositions and cross-examinations hosted by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and The Chicago Bar Foundation’s Legal Aid Academy last week to be helpful.Robie, an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps elder justice legal fellow at the Center for Disability & Elder Law, is …

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