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2021
Employment Outcomes for First-Generation College Students Fall Below Those of Their Peers, and Disparities in Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity Persist
October 20, 2021
Overall Median Salaries Rise and Private Practice Employment Remains Strong for the Class of 2020, Even as Other Key Employment Metrics Decline Due to the Pandemic
August 25, 2021
Entry-level Law Firm Recruiting Survives Pandemic Interruptions, but Offer Rates, Number of Offers, and Average Summer Class Sizes All Fall
July 21, 2021
Overall Lateral Hiring Plummets in 2020, Lateral Associate Hiring Saw Greatest Declines
July 7, 2021
First-Year Associate Salaries Show Modest Growth at Large Firms
April 14, 2021
Slow, Incremental Progress Continues as People of Color and Women Remain Underrepresented at Law Firms
February 2, 2021


2020
NALP Finds Offer and Acceptance Rates Remain High, Despite Virtual, Shorter Summer Programs
December 16, 2020
NALP’s New Employment and Salary Report Highlights Disparities in Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity
October 21, 2020
Class of 2019 Attains Highest Employment Rate in 12 Years as Uncertainty Looms for Class of 2020
August 12, 2020
Law Schools Report Rescinded Employment Offers, Law Firms Report Uncertainty About Associate Start Dates in Second Series of NALP Pulse Surveys
July 15, 2020
NALP Survey Quantifies COVID-19 Impact on Summer Programs, Recruiting, and OCI
June 11, 2020
Study Identifies Generational Similarities, Differences in the Workplace
April 2, 2020
Entry-level Law Firm Recruiting Activity Remains Steady, with Largest Firms Trimming Summer Program Classes
March 18, 2020


2019
Representation of Black or African-American Associates Eclipses Pre-Recession Levels for the First Time Despite Slow Overall Progress (December 18, 2019)
First-Year Associate Salaries on the Rise at Large Law Firms (May 22, 2019)
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Entry-level Law Firm Recruiting Activity Remains Strong, Exceeding Some Pre-Recession Benchmarks (March 13, 2019)
Despite Gains in Overall Representation of Women, Minorities, and LGBT Lawyers at Firms, Gains for Black/African-American Attorneys Lag (January 9, 2019)


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