Market for Law Graduates Changes with Recession: Class of 2009 Faced New Challenges
For 36 consecutive years NALP has collected and reported on the employment status and earnings of recent law school JD graduates. The new Jobs & JDs report for the Class of 2009 details information on salaries, employment rate, employment settings, and much more. Read more.

Salary Distribution Curve for the Class of 2009

The prevalence of high salaries in large law firms, in concert with the relatively stable salaries among other employers, continues to result in a salary distribution with two distinct peaks. See the bimodal curve for the Class of 2009.

A Perspective on the NALP Class of 2009 Findings — Recession or Restructuring?
Writing for the July NALP Bulletin, Professor William D. Henderson asserts that NALP research findings point to a fundamental reordering of the legal services industry. Read his perspective on the factors affecting law firms and legal education here. For more on the Class of 2009 findings, read Employment for the Class of 2009 — Selected Findings or view the May press release about the findings.

NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program
NALP is pleased to partner with Street Law in a new diversity pipeline initiative. The program will pair NALP member law firms with local high schools, and will commit practicing lawyers and other legal professional to teaching law-related topics in high school classrooms. Learn more.

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