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/
March 31, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Senator Offers Her Two Cents on Law School EconomicsBy Karen Sloan
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February 05, 2010 | Law.com
ABA Report: Recession Undermining Diversity InitiativesAn American Bar Association report appears to confirm fears expressed by diversity advocates since the recession began: Spending on law firm diversity initiatives has dried up and layoffs are undoing the gains the profession has made. The ABA's first comprehensive diversity study since the economic collapse hit the legal profession offers no hard numbers on spending cuts but does declare the recession is "creating downsizing and cutbacks that may disproportionately and negatively affect lawyer diversity."
By Karen Sloan
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August 30, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Professor Alleges Age Bias in Suit Against Pitt Law SchoolThe University of Pittsburgh School of Law is the latest to be hit with an age discrimination lawsuit, joining the University of Baltimore School of Law, University of Iowa College of Law and Michigan State University College of Law.
By Karen Sloan
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October 04, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Study of failed law firm refugees shows networking worksA study of lawyers forced out by the collapse of a major law firm shows lawyer groups saw the biggest benefits.
By Karen Sloan
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March 18, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
'Soft Bounce' in Entry Level Associate Hiring, NALP ReportsThe employment picture is looking up for recent law grads -- at least a little bit.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
June 14, 2010 | Law.com
Jobless 1L and 2L Students Offered Program Modeled on Summer JobsWashington University School of Law has started a summer program, loosely modeled on law firm summer associateships, for students who didn't land summer jobs. It appears to be the first program of its kind, said Tomea Mayer Mersmann, associate dean for strategic initiatives.
By Karen Sloan
2 minute read
April 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Consensus: Law Schools Aren't Changing Fast EnoughLaw schools have to innovate to stay relevant in the changing legal industry. If they don't, their graduates will have fewer career options and law schools will face more questions about the value of a high-cost law degree.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
May 02, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Law Schools May Have to Cough Up Scholarship Retention RatesBy Karen Sloan
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September 27, 2011 | New York Law Journal
ABA Stalls on Honing Law Schools' Jobs Placement ReportsLaw schools will not have to report the percentage of 2010 graduates in jobs requiring bar passage or in part-time jobs. "By all accounts, 2010 is the worst of a series of very bad years so far," said Brian Tamanaha, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
By Karen Sloan
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