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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March 25, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Delay of Game

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

April 01, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Study Finds Low-Wage Caregivers Are Particularly Vulnerable to Bias

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read

July 30, 2010 | Law.com

After Oil Spill Disaster, Maritime Law Is All at Sea

The Deepwater Horizon spill has thrust U.S. maritime law -- a complicated, sometimes arcane set of statutes that often bears little resemblance to domestic law -- into the spotlight in a way few disasters have, prompting a gusher of proposed legislation that could significantly alter the practice. Some maritime lawyers welcome the proposed changes as long overdue, but attorneys who represent corporate interests say that lawmakers are moving too fast and could unwittingly drive up the cost of doing business at sea.

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

September 30, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Exhibit A - Apprentice: Big Law Edition

Clients watch closely as three firms try a new approach to bringing associates into the fold.

By Karen Sloan

5 minute read

August 19, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Dean of Nation's Largest Law School Denies Faking Jobs Data, Defends Expansion Plan

By Karen Sloan

6 minute read

July 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hope Drives Rise in Law School Applications

The grim job statistics in nearly every corner of the legal world are surely enough to make any aspiring lawyer think twice about diving into massive debt to attend law school. So why are so many people lining up to do just that?

By Karen Sloan

8 minute read

October 29, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law Faculties Recruited to Anti-Smoking Squads

Faculty members at Widener University School of Law will have a new role to play next academic year: smoking police.

By Karen Sloan

4 minute read