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Please join us for the inaugural Illinois Region Legal Leaders Awards Luncheon. The five award recipients will be honored this Thursday, January 8, 2026, at The Regency in O'Fallon, Il. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this new event!

The position of Term Law Clerk is a full-time position. This position duration is subject to a term time limit and the term begins late August or early September 2026. It involves working for both Chief United States Magistrate Judge Shirley P. Mensah and United States Magistrate Judge Noelle C. Collins (a 50% workload for each). The position is in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) will celebrate Law Day 2025 on Thursday, May 1st, with its Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony. The event will bring together members of the legal community to honor the rule of law, recognize outstanding service, and usher in a new chapter of leadership with the official swearing-in of BAMSL’s incoming president and board of governors. 

Since 1994, the Commercial Law Committee of the Missouri Bar, through a special selection subcommittee consisting of past recipients and attorneys representing different geographical areas throughout the state in a variety of practice sizes, each year presents the Roser award to an attorney who manifests the highest standard of excellence in bankruptcy practice, who contributes distinctively to the development and appreciation of bankruptcy law, and who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of bankruptcy practice or administration.  The award is named in honor of the late Michael R. Roser, a prominent Kansas City bankruptcy lawyer.

Effective December 16, 2022, Hon. Stephen R. Clark assumed the role of Chief U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri for a seven-year term. He succeeds Hon. Rodney W. Sippel in that role. The Chief Judge serves as the chief executive of the District Court and all three of its Court units: the Clerk's Office, Probation Services, and Pretrial Services, and is responsible for ensuring local Court coordination with local federal agencies, the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, the Eighth Circuit, and Judicial Conference of the United States.

Congratulations to Mavis Thompson and Keith Williamson on being named as the 2023 Legal Pioneers by the Minorities in the Legal Profession (MILP) Section!

The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL) recently launched an exciting new online platform designed to facilitate pro bono opportunities for lawyers throughout our community. The platform matches clients needing help with lawyers willing and able to provide lifechanging services to these clients, ultimately bettering the community through the generosity of the lawyers who participate.

Danny Barnett-Foster, assistant executive director of operations for The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL), has been appointed Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity (SOGI) Committee for the term of Sept. 1, 2022, through Aug. 31, 2023.

Attorneys seeking to assist flood victims may volunteer with Missouri Free Legal Answers or The Missouri Bar's Disaster Recovery Legal Assistance hotline.

BAMSL members who are active duty, veterans, reservists, or interested in veterans law are welcome to join the new Veterans Committee.