Karen Sloan

April 14, 2021 | Law.com

A 1.4-point increase in the national average Multistate Bar Exam score this February suggests that pass rates will increase in many jurisdictions.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

April 13, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Florida is among the first jurisdictions to release results from the February bar exam.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

April 13, 2021 | Law.com

This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at new research on bar exam pass rates and how students whose grades improve over the course of law school tend to perform better on the licencing exam.

By Karen Sloan

9 minute read

April 13, 2021 | Law.com

It's fair to say that change comes slowly in the traditionally staid universe of legal education, where progress tends to be measured in increments. Not this year. And while online law school classes and bar exams may not have quite the staying power of remote work for attorneys and legal professionals, there are aspects of academia and its relationship to the rest of the legal industry that have likely been permanently altered.

By Karen Sloan

7 minute read

April 09, 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

2 minute read

April 08, 2021 | Law.com

The University of Notre Dame Law School is catching heat for its handling of an unexpected surge of interest from admitted students, as it tried to avoid overenrolling its incoming class.

By Karen Sloan

7 minute read

April 07, 2021 | Law.com

The LGBT Bar's annual Law School Campus Climate Survey highlights what schools are doing well, and where they are falling short.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

April 07, 2021 | Law.com

Law Students for Climate Accountability has launched a campaign dubbed #DoneWithDunn that asks the law firm to adopt standards for the fossil fuel clients and cases it will take on.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

April 06, 2021 | Law.com

This week's Ahead of the Curve looks at how law schools are addressing the Derek Chauvin trial in the classroom, and why professors need to be thoughtful about how they discuss the emotionally charged case.

By Karen Sloan

7 minute read

April 05, 2021 | The Recorder

Judges have split on some of the more than 200 tuition refund cases filed by college and university students, with some surviving motions to dismiss and others not.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read