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/

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May 13, 2010 | Law.com

Want a Supreme Court Seat? Going to Harvard or Yale Helps

If nominee Elena Kagan is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the nine-member body will be made up entirely of judges educated at Harvard Law School or Yale Law School. Law professors don't agree on the significance -- some express concern while others dismiss the situation as a fluke.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

August 09, 2011 | Law.com

A Fight Breaks Out Between ABA, NALP Over Jobs Data

Nearly everyone agrees would-be law students deserve a more detailed and accurate picture of their career prospects and prospective earnings before forking over thousands of dollars to enroll. However, there is no consensus over which entity should oversee the collection and analysis of law graduates' jobs data.

By Karen Sloan

9 minute read

September 25, 2009 | The Recorder

Former Irell Partners' New Firm Thrives

Three former Irell & Manella partners wanted to lower billing rates so they started their own L.A. litigation boutique.

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

August 26, 2009 | Law.com

Small Firm's Good Deed of Hiring Former Client Goes Punished

Note to legal staffers: Do not steal money from judges. Note to law firms: Do not hire legal staffers you have defended in court for stealing money from judges. A small Virginia law firm, Jessee & Read, learned that second lesson the hard way after a legal secretary stole more than $42,000 from the firm while on probation for stealing from a judge months earlier. The secretary was sentenced to three years in prison on Aug. 18 after pleading guilty in June to mail fraud and felony money laundering.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

January 08, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Consultants Differ on Law Firm Merger Trends

Were law firm mergers up or down during 2009? Depends on whom you ask. Two recent reports reached different conclusions about U.S. merger trends during the past year.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

February 09, 2010 | National Law Journal

Magazine's planned law firm rankings raise ABA's hackles

U.S. News & World Report's decision to start ranking law firms along the lines of its much-maligned law school rankings has prompted the American Bar Association to investigate the magazine's methods.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

May 02, 2011 | Law.com

Client-Driven Strategy Helps Put Baker & McKenzie at Top of NLJ 250

Baker & McKenzie has topped the NLJ 250 since 2009, and this year was no exception. Eduardo Leite, chairman of the firm's executive committee, discusses in a Q&A why size matters, and what his predictions are regarding headcount at the firm for this year.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

February 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Milbank, Harvard Law Launch Associate Development Program

By Karen Sloan | The National Law Journal

4 minute read

April 01, 2011 | New York Law Journal

AALS Urges Delay in Debate Over Law School Accreditation Standards

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read