Public Service Initiatives

NALP supports a variety of public sector initiatives and provides a forum to exchange information, develop resources, and guide policy and programs related to public sector careers. NALP’s commitment to public interest/public service activities includes:

PSLawNet — NALP's Public Service Law Network Worldwide, www.pslawnet.org.

2006 Public Sector and Public Interest Attorney Salary Report — Released in August 2006, this important public sector attorney salary report provides information on compensation at five types of organizations: civil legal services organizations, public defenders’ offices, local prosecuting attorneys’ offices, offices of attorneys general, and other public interest organizations. Salaries are reported both nationwide and by geographic area. Basic information on benefits and on the availability and nature of Loan Repayment Assistance Programs is also included. See NALP's press release here; the entire report is available for purchase from the NALP Bookstore.

Federal Legal Employment Opportunity Guide — In collaboration with the Partnership for Public Service and the ABA’s Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, NALP produces this annual guide, available for free download (PDF).

The Comprehensive Fellowship Guide: The Ultimate Resource for Law Students and Lawyers, 2004-2005 — NALP continues to produce the annual PSLawNet Fellowship Guide, with new user-friendly format enhancements in the 2004-2005 edition. In addition to detailed information on more than 400 legal and law-related fellowships, the new guide includes indexes by practice area, geographic location, and sponsoring organization, as well as a calendar of deadlines. For information on ordering this publication, see the NALP Bookstore.

NALP/PSLawNet Public Service MiniConference — NALP continues the tradition of a meeting on the day preceding the Equal Justice Works Career Fair focused on the needs of law school public interest advisors. The MiniConference is the only national event planned solely to afford public interest legal career specialists the opportunity to network and exchange ideas.

Partner in the Equal Justice Works Career Fair and Conference — NALP Public Service Committee members provide their expertise in many of the program sessions. In addition, NALP is proud to provide financial sponsorship of the EJW Employers’ Luncheon.

NALP’s Committees — NALP committees support a number of public interest/public sector projects. NALP’s Judicial Clerkship Committee has played a significant role in the development and implementation of the recent Clerkship Hiring Plan. In addition, NALP’s Public Service Committee continues to be a strong advocate for public service careers, programming, and resources.

Free Listing for Public Sector Employers in the NALP Directory of Legal Employers — Public sector employers list for free in the NALP Directory of Legal Employers, the most trusted legal career resource.

NALP’s Director of Public Service Initiatives — NALP created this role in the fall of 2003 when NALP became the new home of PSLawNet. In addition to serving as the Director of PSLawNet, the Director of Public Service Initiatives works to develop and enhance NALP’s public service educational programming, publications, research, technology, and membership services. The Director also serves as NALP’s staff liaison to other law-related public service organizations, to the PSLawNet Advisory Council, and to NALP’s Public Service Committee.