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Read More »End to affirmative action leaves uncertainty in the legal field
For Missouri law schools, there is time to review where current policies may no longer work after the Supreme Court's decision and how new policies may encourage diversity without factoring in race.
Read More »General Counsels weigh proposed non-compete rule
While three states have largely banned noncompete agreements and 11 states have banned them for low-wage and hourly workers, Missouri is among the remaining states which allow such agreements if not overly broad, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis.
Read More »AI poised to disrupt the law in ways we can – and can’t – imagine
Artificial intelligence has been a part of the law for years, infiltrating practice areas like a rising tide. The next phase may well be a tsunami.
Read More »Hackers see law firms as high-value targets, say experts
The privileged information clients share with attorneys amounts to a treasure trove for hackers.
Read More »Law firms adjust to passage of Amendment 3
With the introduction of legal recreational cannabis in Missouri, many corporate executives and general counsels are working to reevaluate what kinds of policies to have regarding personal use of the once-prohibited substance by those they employ.
Read More »Beyond burnout and the law’s culture of crisis
One of the challenges of well-being in the legal profession is that new law students and lawyers feel alone as they enter a pre-existing environment with many elements that are antithetical to well-being.
Read More »Corporate lawyers face brave new world as business practices change with times
To learn more about corporate law and where the specialty is headed in the year ahead, three corporate attorneys with vast and varied experience shared their views.
Read More »IP Frontiers: Supreme Court to determine extraterritorial reach of Lanham Act
The Supreme Court will decide to what extent the Lanham Act applies to infringement of American trademarks in foreign countries by foreign entities.
Read More »Western District reverses defendant verdict win over jury instruction
A jury instruction has brought the case determining the alleged negligence of a truck company and its driver in a 2018 highway crash ending in a man’s death to square one after a Missouri Court of Appeals Western District opinion.
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