Karen Sloan

Karen Sloan is the Legal Education Editor and Senior Writer at ALM. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @KarenSloanNLJ Sign up for Ahead of the Curve—her weekly email update on trends and innovation in legal education—here: https://www.law.com/briefings/ahead-of-the-curve/

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April 22, 2021 | Law.com

Getting a JD While in Prison? This Law School Wants to Establish a Program on the Inside

Proctoring the LSAT in two Minnesota prisons this month was the first step toward what Mitchell Hamline School of Law Dean Anthony Niedwiecki hopes will become a prison-to-law school pipeline.

By Karen Sloan

7 minute read

April 21, 2021 | New York Law Journal

New York's February 2021 Bar Exam Pass Rate Is the Highest Since 2013

The overall pass rate on the exam, which was given online, was 49%.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

April 20, 2021 | Law.com

Pandemic Ends Six Years of Gains in Entry Level Law Jobs

Just 77% of 2020 J.D. graduates landed bar passage-required or J.D. advantage jobs within 10 months of leaving campus, down from 81% the previous year.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

April 20, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Two New Law Schools for Texas? Bills Would Pave the Way for Legal Education Along the Border

State lawmakers say new law schools in El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley would help fill those areas' unmet legal needs.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

April 20, 2021 | Law.com

'A High Holiday for the Cannabis Industry': Pot Lawyer Talks 4/20, Biden Administration Changes, and the Future of Psychedelics

Attorney Dustin Robinson shares how he went from working at a large law firm to founding his own firm called Mr. Cannabis Law, which serves clients in the cannabis and psychedelics industries.

By Karen Sloan | Zack Needles

2 minute read

April 20, 2021 | Law.com

Ahead of the Curve: Inspiring Law Students

This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the standout four law students who were awarded $90,000 scholarships from the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. Plus, the University of California, Irvine School of Law becomes the latest to require students to take a class that covers racism in the law.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

April 19, 2021 | Law.com

2021 Law School Applicant Pool Shaping Up to Be the Largest in a Decade

The number of applicants who have applied this year with Law School Admission Test scores of 175-180—the highest possible—has doubled from the previous year.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

April 16, 2021 | Law.com

'The Stigma of Working From Home Has Lifted.' How the Pandemic Is Bolstering Associate Development

Legal recruiter Keith Wetmore discusses how the shift to remote work may help associates on their path to partnership, and why that change has been particularly tough on lawyers who are just starting their Big Law careers.

By Karen Sloan | Zack Needles

2 minute read

April 15, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Hillary Clinton to Headline Fordham Law's Virtual Commencement

The former first lady joins an increasingly impressive list of this year's law school graduation speakers.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

April 15, 2021 | Law.com

This Cop-Turned-Law Prof Had a Starring Role in the George Floyd Murder Trial

Seth Stoughton, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, was the final witness before the prosecution rested its case against Derek Chauvin.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

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