Karen Sloan

October 20, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

Five years ago this month, Roderick Palmore wrote "A Call to Action" -- a pledge signed by the general counsel of some of the country's largest corporations vowing to make diversity a major consideration in their selection of outside counsel.

By Karen Sloan

11 minute read

July 27, 2010 | Law.com

The fight over law school tenure has been bubbling under the surface for years, and now the committee reviewing the American Bar Association's accreditation standards has floated a proposal that would eliminate the term "tenure" from ABA standards covering job security and academic freedom. Organizations that represent law professors and clinical faculty have lined up in opposition to the changes, arguing that tenure is key to protecting academic freedom and maintaining high-quality legal education.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

February 24, 2011 | Law.com

It seemed ambitious at the time: Eleven major U.S. corporations pledged to spend $30 million with women- and minority-owned law firms in 2010 as part of a program called the Inclusion Initiative. But the companies actually spent $42.6 million, so the goal's been raised to $70 million for 2011.

By Karen Sloan

2 minute read

March 21, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

During the 1990s, Peter Engstrom accepted a 1 1/2-year legal assignment that required frequent travel to Kazakhstan. "It was a rough place to be," said Engstrom, the former North American managing partner of Baker & McKenzie, now a member of the firm's civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution practices. "They didn't have ATMs, the food was bad, you couldn't get a fresh breath of air, but it was one of the best things I've ever done. If you have an opportunity like that, take it."

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

May 04, 2010 | Law.com

A growing number of traditional law schools are offering master of laws degrees entirely or primarily through online classes. Three law schools will be starting online LL.M. programs next fall, joining other schools like New York University School of Law that already offer them.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

February 22, 2011 | Daily Business Review

The State Bar of California wants U.S. News & World Report to factor diversity into its law school rankings.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

April 07, 2011 | Law.com

There is no shortage of so-called pipeline programs that aim to expose minority students to legal careers, but John Marshall Law School's National Diversity Undergraduate Mock Trial competition may offer a blueprint for law schools looking to diversify their student bodies.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

March 02, 2009 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

January 23, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Lack of diversity and work/life balance are often treated as two separate problems in the legal profession, but a new initiative headed by the Project for Attorney Retention is seeking to find solutions that address both.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

October 18, 2010 | National Law Journal

Are the Wild West days of federal clerk hiring back? Some law school administrators and judges worry that the voluntary system whereby federal judges wait until September of the 3L year to hire clerks is teetering.

By Karen Sloan

10 minute read