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/
November 18, 2021 | Law.com
It's OK, Kanye: Kim Kardashian Is Hardly Alone in Failing California's 'Baby Bar'In light of rapper Kanye West's recent comments about his soon-to-be ex-wife's allegedly poor training for the First-Year Law Students' Examination, we're revisiting our story from June detailing just how difficult the so-called "baby bar" is to pass.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
July 15, 2021 | Law.com
A Goodbye And Some Final Reflections on Legal EducationWelcome back to Ahead of the Curve. I'm Karen Sloan, (former) legal education editor at Law.com, and I'll be your host for this weekly look at innovation…
By Karen Sloan
8 minute read
July 08, 2021 | Law.com
Oregon High Court Wants More Time to Mull 'Huge Change' of Bar Exam AlternativesThe Oregon Supreme Court on Wednesday formally accepted a report recommending two new pathways for attorney licensure that bypass the bar exam, but said the proposals need fine-tuning before they are considered for adoption.
By Karen Sloan
5 minute read
July 07, 2021 | Law.com
Want Happy Law Students? Ditch the Curve and the Cold CallsA new study based on interviews with first-year law students sheds light on why law students experience elevated rates of depression, anxiety and substance abuse.
By Karen Sloan
6 minute read
July 06, 2021 | Daily Business Review
Miami Law Dean Departs, But Turmoil Over His Firing RemainsThe firing of former University of Miami Law Dean Anthony Varona continues to roil the law school community, and faculty members say they still don't understand why he was ousted.
By Karen Sloan
4 minute read
July 02, 2021 | Law.com
Harvard Law Dabbles in PsychedelicsThe law school's Petrie-Flom Center is launching the nation's first research initiative on psychedelics and the law.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
July 02, 2021 | Law.com
ICYMI: The Overlooked Mental Toll of Law Firm Staff Cuts on Those Left BehindThis week, we're highlighting an interview from May that you might have missed on a topic that's only becoming more relevant as 2021 continues on and more firms look to make staffing reductions.
By Zack Needles | Karen Sloan
2 minute read
July 01, 2021 | Law.com
ABA Gets an Earful Over Proposed Diversity Training Mandate for Law StudentsThe American Bar Association is scheduled to consider a slate of changes to its diversity and inclusions standards in August.
By Karen Sloan
7 minute read
June 30, 2021 | Law.com
Oregon Becomes First State to Weigh Permanent Bar Exam Alternatives Following Pandemic UpheavalA proposal now under consideration by the state high court would give law graduates three options for gaining licensure in Oregon.
By Karen Sloan
7 minute read
June 29, 2021 | Law.com
How One Law School's Closure Presents an Expansion Opportunity for AnotherThe University of Idaho College of Law will move into the Boise building that housed the now-closed Concordia University School of Law.
By Karen Sloan
3 minute read
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