Karen Sloan

June 14, 2011 | The Recorder

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

July 26, 2011 | Law.com

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 some law professors have received a relatively chilly reception in Washington of late.

By Karen Sloan

9 minute read

December 13, 2010 | Law.com

The push to provide law school grads with better information on job prospects is gaining momentum as U.S. News & World Report plans to roll out more detailed employment data.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

October 21, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Are the Wild West days of federal clerk hiring back? That's what some law school administrators and judges fear.

By Karen Sloan

10 minute read

May 24, 2011 | Law.com

An American Bar Association proposal would impose specific curriculum requirements for LL.M. programs geared toward foreign-trained lawyers -- which would represent a significant policy shift -- while New York recently adopted stricter requirements for such master of laws programs.

By Karen Sloan

9 minute read

October 18, 2010 | Law.com

Speaking at a Harvard Law School panel discussion Friday, legal educators from India, China and Japan described the challenges they face in producing an appropriate number of good lawyers. China and India simply have too many lawyers with too few opportunities after graduation. Not only that, but Indian and Chinese students are often ill prepared to practice when they complete their studies. Japan has the opposite problem -- a shortage of attorneys -- and has seen limited success from efforts to reverse the shortfall.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

December 24, 2009 | New York Law Journal

After three years of significant growth, federal securities class actions dropped off slightly in 2009 ?a sign that the flurry of activity spurred by the credit crisis has died down. "It looks like the credit crisis cases are not disappearing, but they are slowing down," said Stephanie Plancich, a senior consultant with NERA, or National Economic Research Associates. "It looks like they are winding down, and I would expect to see fewer in 2010."

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

April 04, 2011 | National Law Journal

John Marshall Law School's National Diversity Undergraduate Mock Trial competition exposes minority students to the law and provides winners with up to $90,000 in financial aid for legal education.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

July 01, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

It wasn't a legal slam dunk, but a Chicago jury on Monday awarded $2 million to former National Basketball Association star Scottie Pippen in a malpractice suit against a law firm that represented him in a business deal that went bad.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

January 05, 2010 | National Law Journal

The University of Iowa College of Law has snagged the dean of the University of Kansas School of Law to fill its top post next academic year. Gail Agrawal will take the helm at Iowa in July following the departure of Dean Carolyn Jones. Several other law school dean hirings have been announced in recent weeks.

By Karen Sloan

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