Karen Sloan

July 26, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan | The National Law Journal

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August 02, 2011 | New York Law Journal

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May 05, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan

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January 05, 2010 | National Law Journal

It's been 16 years since Rwanda was torn apart by genocide, but a group of students from Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law are traveling to the African nation to learn about its reconciliation efforts and the role the legal system plays in the aftermath of mass killings.

By Karen Sloan

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November 12, 2009 | Law.com

The legal job market is dismal for third-year law students -- even those at Harvard Law School. And so the school has created something of a job safety net in the form of a fellowship program for students who have exhausted other job options. The program will provide as many as one dozen 2010 graduates with stipends of up to $35,000 to work in public interest law for one year. Applicants must prove that their attempts to land a job or fellowship have failed, said assistant dean for public service Alexa Shabecoff.

By Karen Sloan

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March 17, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

The employment picture is looking up for recent law grads ? at least a little bit. New figures from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) show that offer rates to summer associates rose from the historic low of 69% in 2009 to 87% in 2010. That 18% increase puts offer rates back in the ballpark of the 90% offer rates of 2008, which was the last summer program season before the financial crisis hit in earnest.

By Karen Sloan

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August 18, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Law schools have been pummeled with criticism for not producing practice-ready attorneys, so two law professors have come up with a novel fix: Law schools should operate their own law firms. Brooklyn Law School Professor Bradley Borden and University of Maryland School of Law Professor Robert Rhee (pictured) wrote the article titled "The Law School Firm."

By Karen Sloan

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January 27, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The University of California, Berkeley School of Law has snagged another high-profile faculty member, although it will have to share her with several other academic disciplines.

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August 08, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan

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November 12, 2009 | The Recorder

The association is lobbying in Washington to give law students "some breathing room."

By Karen Sloan

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