Karen Sloan

March 17, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Web seminars are not a new phenomenon, but they are newly popular among law firms that want to connect with clients but do not want to spend money on traveling. A growing number of firms are hosting so-called "webinars" - presentations hosted by attorneys on the Internet that clients can log on to and watch from their own computers.

By Karen Sloan

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March 31, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan

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October 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The State Bar of Arizona is looking to throw the book at a Phoenix attorney who told a client that she was channeling his dead wife, then allegedly lied about it during an unrelated disciplinary proceeding.

By Karen Sloan

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September 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lower productivity is one theory as to why women partners at law firms earn less on average than their male counterparts.

By Karen Sloan

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March 08, 2010 | National Law Journal

Phoenix-based Snell & Wilmer's newest subsidiary is a sports agency called Athlete Management Professionals LLC. Major law firms often represent professional athletes, but it's unusual for a firm to open its own stand-alone sports agency, said Travis Leach, who is running the venture with the help of five other Snell attorneys.

By Karen Sloan

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September 30, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Following a nearly year-long examination of corporate governance prompted by the financial crisis, the New York Stock Exchange's Commission on Corporate Governance has recommended 10 core principals to improve corporate governance and the proxy voting process.

By Karen Sloan | The National Law Journal

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December 29, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Brazil is a hot prospect for law firms. In the past week, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Mayer Brown have joined a growing list of firms expanding in the South American country in recent years.

By Karen Sloan

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April 06, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The University of Maryland School of Law won a partial legislative victory Friday when the Maryland House of Delegates rejected a measure that would strip funding from the university unless its environmental law clinic reported certain client information.

By Karen Sloan

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November 02, 2010 | Law.com

Demand for legal services and law firm productivity fell slightly during the third quarter of 2010, according to the latest Hildebrandt Baker Robbins Peer Monitor Index.

By Karen Sloan

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September 10, 2010 | Law.com

Associate salaries stagnated last year at large law firms, according to data released Thursday by the National Association for Law Placement. NALP said that while $160,000 remained the prevailing starting salary at large firms in major cities such as New York and Los Angeles, a higher percentage of associates last year started with salaries of between $130,000 and $145,000. However, compared to what many in the legal profession feared might happen, the news was relatively positive, said NALP's executive director.

By Karen Sloan

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