Status of NALP Forms and NALP Directory of Legal Employers
NALP is nearing completion of a redesign of the NALP Form data entry site as well as the publicly searchable NALP Directory website. As a result, the data collection process will begin on the new system in mid-February. Learn more.

Law School Employment Outcomes Best Practices Guide Adopted by NALP Board
After a period of public comment, the NALP Board has approved a new NALP Best Practices Guide for Managing Law School Employment Outcomes. The reasons why law schools should continue to submit employment outcomes data to NALP are also addressed in the President’s column and the Executive Director’s column for the February NALP Bulletin.

Free Webinar Series on Summer Public Interest Job Search
This two-part webinar series, co-sponsored by NALP and Equal Justice Works, will provide both law students and CSO professionals with insight on the key elements of the summer public interest job application process. Attorneys with years of application review experience will highlight what you should and shouldn’t do; explain how and why public interest application materials may substantively differ from law firm materials; and explore the dynamics of personal interactions in interviews and networking situations. Register for Part 1 here; register for Part 2 here.

NALP Postgraduate Fellowship Positions Available
NALP is currently accepting applications for two Fellows to provide support for its public interest initiatives; the 2012-13 PSLawNet Fellow will administer the PSLawNet website and related public service programs. The 2012-14 NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program Fellow will administer NALP’s signature diversity initiative in collaboration with our partners at Street Law. Applications for both Fellowships are due in February.

Newer Professionals' Forum
Do you have staff members who could benefit from additional training, tailored specifically to those new to our profession? Consider sending your staff to the NALP Newer Professionals’ Forum on February 23-25, 2012 in San Antonio, TX. Sessions include 3-hour Management Foundations courses on recruiting, career services, and professional development, plus sessions on all areas of our profession from law firm economics to transparency issues. With great programming and an all-star faculty, this conference is not to be missed. Learn more.

2012 Annual Education Conference
Registration is now open for NALP’s 2012 Annual Education Conference, April 18–21 in Austin, Texas. The conference will feature an impressive programming lineup covering all areas of the profession from recruiting to career counseling to professional development, diversity and inclusion, and much more. Learn more.

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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