By Karen Sloan | February 1, 2021
A new report from AccessLex Institute identifies several ways that the pipeline of minority students into law school is breaking down, and its author says the numbers highlight how the legal industry's narrow focus on recruiting from the so-called "T-14" is perpetuating those inequities.
By Karen Sloan | January 28, 2021
The National Conference of Bar Examiners has approved a series of changes to the attorney licensing exam that aim to bolster the testing of legal skills and deemphasize the memorization of specific laws.
By Karen Sloan | January 13, 2021
A two-day virtual symposium tackles the added burden women law professors face amid COVID-19, and how law schools can better support them.
By Karen Sloan | January 12, 2021
Law schools will seek to restore faith in the rule of law and the "ideals of the legal profession," after numerous lawyers played a role in seeking to overturn the results of the presidential election, deans wrote in an open letter.
By Karen Sloan | December 10, 2020
Douglas Emhoff will teach a spring course called "Entertainment Law Disputes" at Georgetown after resigning his partnership at DLA Piper.
By Karen Sloan | December 10, 2020
Yale law librarian Fred Shapiro said is was difficult to find positive quotes for his annual top 10 list.
By Karen Sloan | December 2, 2020
The bar exam of 2025 will look different than today's, with a greater emphasis on legal skills. But just how much it will change remains to be seen.
By Vanessa Blum | Zack Needles | July 24, 2020
From cancelled bar exams to deferred start dates, new and aspiring attorneys are being forced to regroup amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
By MP McQueen | Sue Reisinger | March 30, 2020
An inside look into the Columbia in-house counsel program and one their two leaders Andrew Hendry.
By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum | March 6, 2020
Law.com journalists—Dylan Jackson, Heather Nevitt, Jack Newsham and Karen Sloan—report on how this rapidly changing situation is upending operations at law firms, law schools and legal departments.
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