NALP's annual survey of each law school's graduating class is known as the ERSS, or Employment Report and Salary Survey.

ERSS Data Collection: Class of 2024 (all documents posted as PDF)

• Cover Letter from NALP for the Class of 2024 Data Collection 
• What's New for the Class of 2024 ERSS
• Guidelines for Surveying Your Graduates and Compiling Your Data…Tips from the Trenches
• ERSS Instructions for Compiling and Reporting Booklet
• Data Submission Information Sheet
• Graduates: We Need Your Help!
• Graduate Survey Form — Class of 2024
• Class of 2024 FAQs for Students
• ASCII specifications (This document is only applicable to non-Symplicity/12Twenty schools. If your school prefers to use an Excel template created by NALP please contact dtaylor@nalp.org for further assistance.)

ERSS Training Videos

These short training videos provide an overview of the NALP employment reporting process, including tips to ensure a clean data submission. If you are new to employment reporting, we recommend viewing each video.

Video 1: Introduction
Video 2: Changes for the Class of 2024 Survey
Video 3: ABA Protocols and Differences Between NALP & the ABA
Video 4: Tips for a Clean Data Submission – The Basics
Video 5: Tips for a Clean Data Submission – Employer and Job Types
Video 6: Vendor Specific Tips
Video 7: Preparing to Submit
Video 8: Changes for the Class of 2025 Survey
Video 9: Additional Resources
2024-2025 ERSS Data Collection Overview Slides (PDF)

Other Useful Resources

• ERSS Regions (PDF) 
• Methodology for Calculating Graduate Employment Data (PDF)
• NALP vs ABA Data: Why Do They Vary?
• Help NALP Capture New Data on First-Generation College Students (NALP Bulletin article, November 2020)

Graduate Survey: Class of 2025

• Class of 2025 FAQs
• 2025 Graduate Survey — fillable