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It will likely be a member from the LCBA. They are the ones you will talk to and ask if they know of anyone hiring in other counties or different practice areas. They will be your networking connection here in Lake County and beyond. The next question you may ask: “I don’t need anyone else’s help to get a job outside of Lake County; once I’m out, I am out. I can do it all on my own and I am never going to need to refer to Lake County and my connections there.” I practiced for years in my firm’s Chicago office, I have practiced in counties all over the state as well as over the border . . . and I cannot tell you the number of times that I get reached out to by attorneys outside of Lake County asking for experience and information about how Lake County works, including the judges here, the lawyers here, and how the courtrooms operate here.

So, wherever you land in the future—let’s say you land at some big Chicago-based firm—the likelihood is that your Chicago-based firm at some point may have a case in Lake County, or may have a client in Lake County. If you are a member of the LCBA, they are going to come to you because they are going to know that you were actively involved and engaged in the Lake County legal community before taking a position outside of Lake County. Even if you are no longer practicing in Lake County, who are you going to call to get that information to report to your bosses or to report to your partners? You are going to call someone that you met when you were a member of the LCBA and get the information from them.

So, when you started off your adventure as a lawyer (I think the term “journey” is overused), you made an investment in your career from the start. For most of us, we paid a lot of money to attend law school. Think about that. Think about how much money you paid for your student loans so that you could become a lawyer.