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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January 11, 2011 | Law.com

'U.S. News' Considers Individual Rankings for Third-Tier Law Schools

Individual numerical rankings could be coming to the law schools that U.S. News & World Report categorizes as third tier, and several deans at third-tier law schools said Monday that expanding the numerical rankings either would not make a huge difference or would be a benefit.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

May 03, 2010 | National Law Journal

Battleground over law school clinics moves to Louisiana

The battle over law clinic independence didn't end last month when lawmakers backed off a proposal to withhold state money from the University of Maryland School of Law unless its law clinics turned over case information

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

August 25, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Thomas Cooley Chief Defends Jobs Data, Expansion Plans

The Thomas M. Cooley Law School has been a fixture in the media spotlight in recent weeks.

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

July 14, 2010 | National Law Journal

'Harry Potter' publisher sued in New York for alleged copyright infringement

A plagiarism fight involving two British authors of books about young wizards has crossed the pond.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

June 28, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

Public Interest Law Becoming a Hot Ticket

More freshly minted lawyers are opting for public interest careers — the percentage of new law graduates taking those jobs grew from 2.1% in 1990 to 6.7% in 2010, according to the most recent data from the National Association for Law Placement, or NALP.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

October 22, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Consensus Emerging That Law School Model 'Is Not Sustainable'

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

December 08, 2008 | The Recorder

How to Handle Sensitive Situations

After the murder of a Paul, Weiss litigator hit the tabloids, the firm was praised for its careful treatment of the news.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

February 23, 2011 | National Law Journal

Three law schools freeze tuition rates

Annual law school tuition increases of between 3% and 10% are usually a given, but at least three schools have announced tuition freezes for the coming academic year.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

November 02, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

ABA Look at Firms Using Blogs and Facebook to Draw Clients Ticks Off Marketers

The American Bar Association is examining the ethics of online client development tools like blogs and Facebook, and some marketers are none too happy about it.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

July 27, 2011 | New York Law Journal

NY Law Dean Voices His Frustration Over Snail's Pace of Legal Education Reform

By Karen Sloan

16 minute read

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