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/
January 12, 2009 | Texas Lawyer
Layoff Alternative: Reducing Associate HoursWould nervous associates jump at the opportunity to work reduced hours at reduced pay if it meant their law firms would forgo layoffs?
By Karen Sloan
8 minute read
July 01, 2010 | National Law Journal
iPhone 4 draws a rush of class actions over reception problemLess than a week after it came on the market, Apple's iPhone 4 has sparked at least five class actions over a reception problem. The suits allege that the antenna of the newest model of the popular phone is defective — a problem dubbed the iPhone "death grip" by Internet commentators.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
August 01, 2011 | Law.com
NALP clashes with ABA over jobs data — and hints at taking legal actionA bitter turf war has broken out between the National Association for Law Placement and the American Bar Association over the collection of law school postgraduate employment data, with the former hinting that it might sue the latter.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
December 01, 2008 | Texas Lawyer
Law Firm Productivity Down in Third Quarter, Report SaysAssociates at large firms have too much time on their hands. The West Peer Monitor Index — a measure of legal market conditions — found that large firms had the lowest productivity during the third quarter of 2008.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
August 04, 2011 | Texas Lawyer
With DADT's Demise, Law Schools Dropping Military Recruiter BansDon't Ask, Don't Tell has long been a source of controversy at law schools, and the end of the policy means that law campuses will become less hostile to military recruiters.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
February 17, 2011 | Law.com
10th Circuit Judge Discusses Plans for Her Deanship at Pepperdine LawPepperdine University School of Law has named 10th Circuit Judge Deanell Reece Tacha as its next dean. She'll assume the new post on June 1. She spoke with The National Law Journal about her new job, leaving the bench and Malibu real estate.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
April 28, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Law Students Help Iraqis Win refugee StatusBy Karen Sloan
5 minute read
April 19, 2011 | Corporate Counsel
Legal Education Begins to Embrace Technology, InnovationLegal educators are not known for embracing innovation and new teaching techniques, but some law professors are pushing for change amid a tight law job market and pressure for schools to produce practice-ready young attorneys.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
June 17, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Murders Offer Grim Reminders of Dangers Family Law Attorneys FaceBy Karen Sloan
9 minute read
April 01, 2010 | Corporate Counsel
Who Says They're Number One?The ABA resolves to examine ratings of law schools and law firms, with a certain magazine in mind.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
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