This CLE on Tuesday, May 19 at 12:00 p.m. is presented by the Patent Trademark & Copyright Section. Chris Clayton and John Schroeder will review recent developments and emerging issues regarding post-grant patent proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.  

BAMSL’s 2026 Virtual 15-Hour Annual MCLE Update takes place on Friday, June 26, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:50 p.m. This webinar is offered via Zoom and it provides a convenient way to fulfill your entire annual CLE requirement, including ethics and elimination of bias credits, all in a single day. Sessions include Robert’s Rules of Order, federal criminal practice, jury selection, ERISA basics, managing conflicts of interest, well-being/yoga, using AI to help reduce bias, Algebra for Lawyers and more.

Don't miss this opportunity to stay compliant and informed.

By Tamar Gandaho

Oftentimes, the role of in-house counsel is viewed as a place lawyers go after “real” practice, or when they are seeking a quieter alternative to firm life. When I went in-house five years ago, many people—both lawyers and non-lawyers—assumed my workdays would be slower-paced and less rigorous. Others assumed my scope of work would be more limited since I was now going to practice law at a pharmaceutical company. A few even expressed some envy and suggested I would finally have time to breathe. However, none of that turned out to be altogether true. 

Read more in the May-June issue of the St. Louis Law Journal, out now!