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/
May 11, 2021 | Law.com
Ahead of the Curve: One Law School To Rule Them All?This week's Ahead of the Curve breaks down the University of Virginia School of Law's impressive hiring cycle, which has brought in nine new faculty members, including plenty of laterals with sterling resumes.
By Karen Sloan
9 minute read
May 10, 2021 | Law.com
Justice Ginsburg's Death Inspires Former Women Prosecutors to Launch Scholarship and Mentoring ProgramFormer prosecutors from the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York have joined forces to help women law students follow in their footsteps, and those of the storied justice.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
May 05, 2021 | Law.com
ABA Mulls Racism, Bias Training Accreditation Requirement for Law SchoolsThe 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
8 minute read
May 04, 2021 | Law.com
Ahead of the Curve: New Deans on the BlockThis week's Ahead of the Curve looks at the diverse crop of incoming law deans named in April. Plus, law students find a creative way to say thanks to a standout professor.
By Karen Sloan
8 minute read
April 30, 2021 | Law.com
Behind the Am Law 100's Banner Financial Year—and What Lies Ahead for Big LawDespite—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
Returning to Campus in the Fall Will Require COVID-19 Vaccine at Many Law SchoolsAt 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
5 minute read
April 27, 2021 | Law.com
Check It Out: Law Schools With the Highest Bar Pass Rates in 2020Graduates of these law schools crushed the bar exam in 2020.
By Karen Sloan
1 minute read
April 27, 2021 | Law.com
Ahead of the Curve: A Contrarian Take on the Latest Law Grad Job NumbersThis week's Ahead of the Curve delves into the employment figures for the Class of 2020, and why they are better than they seem at first glance.
By Karen Sloan
9 minute read
April 26, 2021 | Law.com
Law Grads Hiring Report: Job Stats for the Class of 2020Law.com breaks down the latest American Bar Association data on law school entry level employment to determine which schools fared the best—and worst—in 10 different job categories.
By Karen Sloan
2 minute read
April 23, 2021 | Law.com
Despite Pandemic Challenges, 2020's National Bar Pass Rate Improved, With Harvard and Yale in the LeadThe first-time bar pass rate for 2020 law graduates was 83%, though fewer people took the exam last year.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
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