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/
February 23, 2021 | Law.com
ABA Won't Change Reporting Date for Law Grad Jobs Amid PandemicLaw deans in New York, California and New Jersey had asked for a second round of data collection in June, citing delayed bar exam results.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
February 23, 2021 | Law.com
Ahead of the Curve: Law Review Leaders Get More Diverse and an Incoming 1L Goes ViralThis week's Ahead of the Curve rounds up the year's groundbreaking law review editors-in-chief. Plus an incoming Harvard 1L has a social media moment.
By Karen Sloan
8 minute read
February 22, 2021 | Law.com
ABA Backs Student Loan Debt Relief Measures for LawyersWith new J.D.s graduating with an average of $145,000 in student loans, the American Bar Association's policy arm overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on the group to push federal lawmakers to adopt a series of changes intended to reduce their loan repayment burden.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
February 19, 2021 | Law.com
Hundreds of Law Students are Showing Up For 'Candid Discussions' on Being a Minority in Big LawAkin Gump partners Jaelyn Edwards Judelson and Estela Diaz discuss the firm's online sessions for minority law students that center on breaking into Big Law, and what to expect once they get there.
By Karen Sloan | Zack Needles
1 minute read
February 18, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Texas Will Give Online Bar Exam Next Week, but Offers Alternatives For Those Without PowerSome examinees are not pleased that Texas will give its online bar exam Feb. 23 and 24, and say the proposed alternatives put test takers at a disadvantage.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
February 17, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
'It's a Terrible Situation': Online Bar Exam Looms for Texas Law Grads Without PowerLaw deans and graduates are asking bar exam officials in Texas to come up with an alternative to the online bar exam planned for Feb. 23 and 24.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
February 17, 2021 | The Recorder
California Won't Ditch Facial Recognition for February Bar ExamDespite the threat of a lawsuit, the State Bar of California says concerns over the use of facial recognition on the online bar exam are too vague to make the case that the technology is discriminatory.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
February 16, 2021 | Law.com
Young Lawyers Are Drowning in Debt. They Want the ABA to Help.The American Bar Association's House of Delegates on Feb. 22 will consider a resolution calling for the organization to lobby federal lawmakers to ease the burden of loan repayment that many early career attorneys face.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
February 12, 2021 | Law.com
'Mindset Shift': How Law Firms Learned to Embrace Remote Lateral HiringThis week's episode of Legal Speak features a conversation with Tallahassee, Florida-based legal recruiter Andrew Wilcox about how the widespread success of remote work has reshaped the lateral hiring market.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan
1 minute read
February 12, 2021 | Law.com
Georgetown Law Nets $34 Million in DonationsAmong the gifts is nearly $24 million from alumna Agnes Williams, who was in the school's first graduating class to include women, in 1954.
By Karen Sloan
2 minute read
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