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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 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
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
April 29, 2021 | Law.com
At least 38 law schools are now requiring students be fully vaccinated in order to be on campus in the fall, and that number is expected to grow in the coming weeks.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
April 20, 2021 | Law.com
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
1 minute read
April 19, 2021 | Law.com
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
1 minute read
April 16, 2021 | Law.com
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
1 minute read
April 9, 2021 | Law.com
A year ago, many across the legal industry hoped the pandemic-prompted shift to remote work would be a temporary nuisance--an obstacle to overcome before getting back to normal. But normal is no longer an option.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan
1 minute read
April 1, 2021 | Law.com
The federal government's Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is intended to spur people to pursue government and public service careers, but successfully navigating the red tape has proven difficult for many borrowers.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
March 31, 2021 | Law.com
Four of the 11 judicial nominees the White House unveiled Tuesday graduated from non-elite law schools. Scholars have long noted the dominance of top law schools such as Harvard and Yale on the federal bench.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
March 26, 2021 | Law.com
This week's Legal Speak podcast features Sidley Austin partner and mother of two Corin Swift discussing how parenting amid a pandemic has upended her work life.
By Karen Sloan | Zack Needles
1 minute read
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