Karen Sloan

April 19, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

June 14, 2010 | National Law Journal

Howrey is one of three law firms to claim success with a new model for training and mentoring legal associates. The apprenticeship programs have sprung forth partially in response to pushback from clients increasingly reluctant to pay for on-the-job training of young lawyers.

By Karen Sloan

10 minute read

March 17, 2010 | National Law Journal

Cooley Law School dodged one legal bullet this week but got hit with another. A federal judge on Monday declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a former associate dean was fired in retaliation for opposing faculty nepotism involving a Michigan state judge. But the school fared better when a federal appeals court on Wednesday shot down a lawsuit alleging that Cooley failed to accommodate a student's learning disability and ultimately expelled her for poor grades.

By Tresa Baldas and Karen Sloan

5 minute read

March 15, 2011 | New York Law Journal

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

August 03, 2009 | The Recorder

The report, using ABA data, says the federal immigration detention system is "broken to its core."

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

June 24, 2009 | Law.com

Attorneys Frank Natoli and Moshe Lapin launched their new law firm in March 2008, just six months before the economy began its free fall. The timing proved something of a boon because of the firm's niche: low-cost legal services for entrepreneurs launching new business ventures. Natoli credits the firm's success to its business model, which includes offering unbundled, flat-fee basic services geared toward new business owners. Following a virtual law firm model also means 80 percent of the firm's revenue is profit.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

April 01, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Association of American Law Schools is not pleased with the American Bar Association's effort to update its law school accreditation standards, and has asked that the review be put on hold to allow for a broader debate about the purpose and vision of accreditation.

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

November 30, 2010 | Law.com

Many law schools recognize that the profession has gone global and that young lawyers need more than just a solid foundation of U.S. law. They are starting to move beyond theoretical discussions of globalization to focus on real-world skills. A majority of American Bar Association-approved law schools already offer ABA-sanctioned foreign programs during breaks in the regular school year, and now the organization is weighing whether to offer accreditation to overseas law schools.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

December 20, 2010 | Law.com

Don't Ask, Don't Tell is on its way out, but the litigation surrounding the policy will stick around for a little bit longer. The Log Cabin Republicans — which first challenged the constitutionality of the policy in 2004 — said it wouldn't pull its lawsuit until Defense Secretary Robert Gates certifies the repeal.

By Karen Sloan

3 minute read

September 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former assistant professor has filed an employment discrimination against the University of Florida Levin College of Law - her third such action against the law school.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read