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Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts program presented in partnership with Arts Alliance Illinois. Text reads: “Beyond Exposure: Ensuring Payment & Credit When You Don’t Have a Contract” with Katie O’Neill of O’Neill Law. The event takes place June 10 from 12:00–1:30 PM CT on Zoom. Registration is free at law-arts.org. The design features a blue background with white text and logos for Lawyers for the Creative Arts and Arts Alliance Illinois in the upper left. The right side of the graphic shows an abstract image of U.S. dollar bills floating and falling against a black background

Beyond Exposure: Ensuring Payment and Credit When You Don’t Have a Contract

Wednesday
June 10, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts workshop in partnership with The Digs Chicago. Text reads: “Legal Basics for Artists,” with Attorney Beau Reeves. The event takes place May 20, 6–8 PM CT at The Digs, 333 N Oakley Blvd, Suite 305, Chicago, IL. Registration is free at law-arts.org. The design features a blue background with white text and logos for Lawyers for the Creative Arts and The Digs Chicago. On the right, a photo shows an artist’s ceramics workspace with clay vessels, sculpting tools, paint tubes, and pottery pieces arranged on a wooden worktable.

Legal Basics for Artists

Wednesday
May 20, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts program presented in partnership with the League of Chicago Theatres. Text reads: “Know Your Rights: Reporting Abuse at Work” with Attorney Whitney Barr and Inclusion Consultant Tania Richard. The event takes place May 20 from 12:00–2:30 PM CT and will be held online. Registration is free at law-arts.org. The design features a blue background with white text and logos for Lawyers for the Creative Arts and the League of Chicago Theatres in the upper left. The right side of the graphic contains an abstract image of layered red question marks.

Know Your Rights: Reporting Abuse at Work

Wednesday
May 20, 2026
12:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts program presented in partnership with Arts Alliance Illinois. Text reads: “Worker Rights 101” with Alison Dickson, School of Labor and Employment Relations at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The event takes place June 4 at 12 PM CT and will be held online. Registration is free at law-arts.org. The design features a blue background with white text and logos for Lawyers for the Creative Arts and Arts Alliance Illinois in the upper left. On the right side is a group photograph of a diverse group of creative professionals posing together in a studio setting, smiling toward the camera. Several individuals are kneeling or standing close together, some holding cameras or wearing creative work attire.

Worker Rights 101

Thursday
June 4, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Introduction to the False Claims Act: What Federal Grantees Need to Know

Thursday
April 30, 2026
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts “LLC Formation Cohort,” presented in partnership with SCORE and DLA Piper. Text reads: “LLC Formation Cohort. Apply by April 20. Learn more about this FREE 7-part series at law-arts.org.” The design features a blue background with white text and partner logos at the top. On the right side are three images: a fashion designer adjusting a garment on a dress form in a studio, an artist seated at a desk painting or sketching, and a small film crew filming a subject in a studio with lighting equipment.

LLC Formation Cohort

Applications must be received by April 20th
Monday
April 20, 2026
11:59 pm - 11:59 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts legal clinic titled “Legal Clinic: Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies,” presented with Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Event details: August 25, 12–3 PM, in Downtown Chicago (by approved application only). Text reads: “Apply for FREE by August 14 at law-arts.org.” A highlighted note states: “Fulfill your legal requirement for the City of Chicago!” The design features a blue background with white text, the Lawyers for the Creative Arts and Seyfarth logos at the top, and an orange callout with an exclamation icon emphasizing compliance.

Legal Clinic: Sexual Harassment Prevention Policies

Application Deadline: August 14, 2026
Tuesday
August 25, 2026
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts webinar titled “Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage,” featuring Spencer Weber Waller, Loyola University Chicago School of Law professor and author. Event details: June 9, 12–1:15 PM CT, on Zoom. Text reads: “Register for FREE at law-arts.org.” The design features a blue background with white text on the left and an image of a book cover on the right. The book cover depicts a stylized theater façade with vertical neon-style signs reading “POWER” and “GREED,” referencing the book’s title and themes.

Power & Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage

Tuesday
June 9, 2026
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts training titled “Sexual Harassment Prevention & Bystander Intervention Training,” presented with the Law Office of Lori A. Goldstein, LLC. Supporting organizations listed at the top include the League of Chicago Theatres, Chicago Independent Venue League, and Arts Alliance Illinois. Event details: May 15, 1–4 PM CT, on Zoom. Text reads: “Register for FREE at law-arts.org.” A highlighted note states: “Fulfill your annual legal requirement for the City of Chicago!” The design features a blue background with white text and a circular orange icon with an exclamation mark emphasizing the compliance requirement.

Sexual Harassment Prevention & Bystander Intervention Training

Friday
May 15, 2026
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Promotional graphic for a Lawyers for the Creative Arts legal clinic titled “Legal Clinic: Bylaws,” presented with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. Event details: June 2, 11 AM–3 PM CT, in-person in Downtown Chicago. Text also reads: “Apply by May 22 for the FREE clinic at law-arts.org.” The graphic includes the Lawyers for the Creative Arts and Katten logos at the top. On the right side, a photograph shows multiple small groups of adults seated around tables in a bright conference room with large windows, discussing documents and working on laptops

Legal Clinic: Bylaws Review with Katten

Apply by May 22
Tuesday
June 2, 2026
11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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