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Join Us for Upcoming CLE Programs

Find out more about our CLE series and sign up today for upcoming programs.

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Slavery in St. Louis and The Freedom Suits

Join us to see two connected exhibits focused on slavery. Slavery in St. Louis is a traveling exhibit created by the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. The Freedom Suits is an exhibit created for the Law Library Association by the Missouri State Archives.

Lynne M. Jackson, Dred Scott Heritage Foundation

Join Us for a Special Juneteenth event on "The Milly Project"

Join us for a showing of “The Milly Project,” an award-winning film adaptation of a play that tells the true story of an enslaved women named Milly Sawyers who fought for and legally won her freedom in Springfield, MO before the Civil War. This special Juneteeth event is co-sponsored by the Law Library Association of St. Louis and the Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation.

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Legally Reading Book Discussion: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

The U.S. has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. Why? Matthew Desmond offers a new and bracing answer: Poverty in America persists because the rest of us benefit from it.

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Scott Levine, Esq.

Navigating the AI Revolution in Legal Practice: Opportunities and Challenges

This CLE program delves into the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the practice of law, offering an exploration from foundational AI concepts to its practical applications in legal settings. Participants will be introduced to AI technologies that streamline document management, enhance legal research, and automate contract analysis, while also navigating the ethical considerations and challenges inherent to AI integration. 


Michael Downey, Esq.

Annual Legal Ethics Update

Learn more about the latest court decisions, rule changes and other updates on legal ethics at our Annual Legal Ethics Update.

Our speaker is Michael Downey, Esq. of the Downey Law Group. Michael regularly represents lawyers, their clients, judges, and other professionals in high stakes and complex civil litigation and disciplinary proceedings. Michael also serves as outside general counsel to numerous law firms. He is a recognized expert on the topic of legal ethics and presents programs regularly on this topic.