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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/
May 25, 2021 | Law.com
Four Howard law students each year will receive full-ride scholarships as they prepare for public interest careers under a new program established with funds from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
May 25, 2021 | Law.com
This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at Northwestern law professor Sarah Lawsky's data on entry level law faculty hiring during the pandemic. Plus, John Henry Boalt returns to Berkeley--sort of.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
May 21, 2021 | Law.com
The University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School will become the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law on July 1, after an inquiry into U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall's legacy.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
May 21, 2021 | Law.com
Orrick associates Walter Alarkon and Andrea Mazingo discuss their participation in the firm's new Racial, Social, and Economic Justice Fellowship program.
By Karen Sloan | Zack Needles
1 minute read
May 20, 2021 | Law.com
A study looking at thousands of New York bar examinees highlights the factors that correlate to higher pass rates, such as studying at least 40 hours a week, and those that correlate to lower pass rates, such as poor time management.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
May 18, 2021 | Law.com
The National Center for Access to Justice collected state-by-state data on 163 civil justice practices and compiled those findings into a ranking.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
May 17, 2021 | Law.com
A requirement that law schools train students in "bias, racism and cross-cultural competency" is among a slate of changes to the law school accreditation standards that the American Bar Association is weighing.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
May 12, 2021 | Law.com
This week's episode features a conversation with Patrick Krill, principal and founder of Krill Strategies, a behavioral health consulting firm focused exclusively on the legal industry. Krill raises an interesting and little-discussed point: as law firms continue to cut support staff and embrace automation, they're limiting lawyers' human interactions even further, which is likely to exacerbate feelings of isolation that so many in the industry already struggle with.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan
1 minute read
May 5, 2021 | Law.com
The arm of the ABA that oversees law schools is set to consider a slate of changes intended to foster diversity, student well-being, and professional development.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
April 30, 2021 | Law.com
Despite—or, perhaps more accurately, because of—its rocky start, 2020 ended up being a banner year for Big Law financials. The pandemic forced law firms to cut costs in a major way, but there was a lot more than that behind firms' soaring profits.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan
1 minute read
The National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers recognizes U.S.-based law firms performing exemplary work on behalf of plaintiffs.
Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards honors women lawyers who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
Daily Business Review honors attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession in Florida.
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