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Joseph West, associate GC for Wal-Mart Stores, is slated to leave his post at the retail behemoth to become president and CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. West fills the position left open by Veta T. Richardson, who became president of the Association of Corporate Counsel in July.

A faculty panel’s recommendation to dismiss charges that Widener law professor Lawrence Connell made racist and sexist comments in class has not ended the wrangling over his position at the school.

A Wisconsin prosecutor facing removal from office over accusations that he abused his position in seeking relationships with vulnerable women will resign instead, his attorney said Monday. The attorney said Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz, who reportedly sent 30 text messages to a domestic abuse victim trying to strike up an affair while he prosecuted her ex-boyfriend on a strangulation charge, will step down before Oct. 8, the date set for a hearing to hear testimony on his possible removal from office.

The Supreme Court is seeking applicants for the position of reporter of decisions, a job created by statute that entails preparing and officially publishing Supreme Court opinions. If you’re applying, make sure to check, re-check and triple-check your application for typos.