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/
May 11, 2010 | Law.com
Lateral Hiring: Changing Expectations and IncentivesLaw firms have become pickier than ever about lateral partners, demanding things like bigger books of business, while also offering less risky hiring incentives, with a focus on nonfinancial ones. But laterals are also being more careful by asking more detailed financial questions.
By Karen Sloan
6 minute read
March 28, 2011 | National Law Journal
Endowment gives LSU a chair in energy lawThe Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center has received its largest gift to date from a living donor.
By Karen Sloan
2 minute read
July 25, 2011 | National Law Journal
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
September 26, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
A Law School Sprouts in California's DesertA group of attorneys in Indio, Calif., are moving forward with plans to open a new law school next September.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
May 23, 2011 | New York Law Journal
NY Adopts Stricter Rules for LL.M. Programs for Foreign StudentsBy Karen Sloan
7 minute read
January 21, 2010 | The Recorder
Law School Recruiting Woes Elude Easy FixesNALP's reform plan draws a decidedly mixed reception.
By Karen Sloan
10 minute read
March 23, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
ABA Focuses on Employment Data in Accreditation DraftsThe latest proposed drafts of the American Bar Association's law school accreditation standards are out, and they would change how schools report graduate employment information, impose tougher bar passage rate requirements and ease limits on the number of credit hours students may take through distance education.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
March 23, 2009 | Texas Lawyer
Firms Conducting Layoffs Need to Proceed With CautionAttorney and staff layoff horror stories are a staple in the blogosphere these days. Anonymous posters swap tales of stingy severance payments, trumped-up negative performance reviews and stealth dismissals. But firms have a few added reasons to proceed with caution when they part ways with attorneys and legal staffers.
By Karen Sloan
7 minute read
December 27, 2010 | Daily Business Review
Billing rates climb, but at a fraction of increase during boom yearsIt's the second straight year of growth rates less than 3 percent, which is a far cry from the standard 6 percent to 8 percent increases from 2004 until 2008.
By Karen Sloan
8 minute read
June 02, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Assistant Dean Says Law School Transparency Hampered Because Grads Don't Answer SurveysBy Karen Sloan
6 minute read
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