Welcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I’m Karen Sloan, legal education editor at Law.com, and I’ll be your host for this weekly look at innovation and notable developments in legal education.
The University of Dayton School of Law’s entrance into the J.D. hybrid arena has me thinking about the future of those largely online degrees. I chat with AccessLex Institute’s Chris Chapman to get his take. Next I’ll share some thoughts about a conference I attended last week at New York University School of Law and the benefits of bringing practitioners together on campus to discuss emerging legal topics. Finally, I’m checking in with a remarkable University of Washington law grad, Theo Shaw, who overcame adversity to pursue his legal dreams.
