Karen Sloan

September 19, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

The law school world was scandalized in February when Villanova University School of Law announced that its former dean and admissions officials had for years inflated the Law School Admission Test scores and grade-point averages of the school's incoming classes.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

July 26, 2011 | New York Law Journal

With one of their own sitting in the Oval Office, it's reasonable to think that legal academics might enjoy an edge in snagging nominations for plum judicial and executive branch posts. But law professors have received a relatively chilly reception in Washington of late, at least when it comes to high-profile positions that require the blessing of the Senate.

By Karen Sloan

9 minute read

September 22, 2011 | Daily Business Review

University of Illinois College of Law confirmed it inflated the GPAs and LSAT scores of its incoming students, raising questions about how widespread the practice might be.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

September 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The National Collegiate Athletic Association surprised the sports world in June with unusually harsh sanctions against the University of Southern California for improper benefits accepted by Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush and basketball player O.J. Mayo, among other violations.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

April 29, 2011 | Law.com

What began as an effort by Yale law students to help Iraqis seek refugee status has evolved into a nonprofit organization with student chapters at nine law schools and three more on the way. The Iraqi Refugee Assistance Program appears to be the only group in the U.S. devoted to helping Iraqis seeking to resettle in other countries.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

April 16, 2010 | Law.com

U.S. News & World Report on Thursday released its 2010 law school rankings, which undoubtedly will renew the ongoing conversation about the usefulness of the enterprise. There were few shakeups at the top of the list this year, with Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Columbia in the top four places. Critics have long faulted the rankings for being overly simplistic and unreflective of the unique strengths of schools. The rankings came under close scrutiny this year from academics and even the government.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

February 15, 2011 | Daily Business Review

A law firm is sending its associates to Harvard Law School for an intensive development program focusing on business principles and client relations.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

July 20, 2010 | National Law Journal

Researchers from the UC-Berkeley School of Law have conducted the first study to focus specifically on the political leanings of law professors. Their conclusion? Law schools hire more openly liberal professors than openly conservatives ones, but the plum jobs at the most prestigious schools don't appear to be going solely to the liberals.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

October 14, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

The professional wrestling outfit aims to put a bid to register the Sommelier Smackdown down for the count, reports sibling publication The National Law Journal.

By By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

November 23, 2010 | National Law Journal

The recently completed documentary, "A Terrible Melancholy: Depression in the Legal Profession," intends to spread the message that depression is pervasive among lawyers but that it doesn't have to derail legal careers.

By Karen Sloan

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