Missouri judges are more likely to be men, but the staff who work beside them in the courthouse overwhelmingly are women. Nearly one in six judiciary personnel is a race or ethnicity other than white. And three out of five ...

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Where appellants challenged the dismissal of their amended complaint in a diversity action, the dismissal was proper for the reasons cited by the district court. Judgment is affirmed. Lindberg v. Dimon (MLW No. 74507/Case No. 19-1883 – 2 pages) (U.S. ...

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“Game of Thrones” was both an unprecedented achievement and old-school role model in the TV decade that’s rolling its final credits. Installments of the elaborately produced hit were doled out one at a time by an established outlet, premium cable ...

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“Game of Thrones” was both an unprecedented achievement and old-school role model in the TV decade that’s rolling its final credits. Installments of the elaborately produced hit were doled out one at a time by an established outlet, premium cable ...

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When Kevin McDonald arrived on an MU campus roiled by racial protest, he thought he was in for a challenge that would keep him here at least a little longer than his last job at the Rochester Institute of Technology, ...

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When Kevin McDonald arrived on an MU campus roiled by racial protest, he thought he was in for a challenge that would keep him here at least a little longer than his last job at the Rochester Institute of Technology, ...

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David J. Simmons, an officer with Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, and Rachel M. Hirshberg, an attorney with the firm, have been chosen to participate in programs with the national Leadership Council on Legal Diversity in 2019. Simmons was chosen for ...

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As Carrie Bechtold tells it, the legal department at Wells Fargo has found a way to put its money where its mouth is on diversity.

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Thompson Coburn has been no slouch on diversity, but its newest leader is taking things up a notch. Norma Jackson, formerly of the University of Missouri system, started Sept. 4 as the firm’s director of diversity and inclusion. It marks ...

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The legal departments at Wal-Mart, Verizon and a growing number of other companies have launched an initiative to promote diversity by seeking out diverse lawyers to retain when they outsource projects.

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