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Request for Proposals: 2026 Annual Education Conference

NALP invites you to submit a proposal for the 2026 Annual Education Conference, to be held on April 14-17, 2026, in Hollywood, Florida. The submission deadline is August 1.

NALPTalk: The Official Podcast of NALP — Episode 6

Host Scott Love talks with NALP Executive Director Nikia Gray about upcoming NALP events and programs and with Andy Hales, Co-Chair of the Member Value Assessment Task Force, about the project this task force worked on in 2024-2025 which did a deep dive into the values NALP members hold dear in their personal and professional lives.

2025 U.S. Associate Salary Survey

NALP's latest Associate Salary Survey shows that while some large law firms boosted entry-level associate salaries to $225,000 in late 2023 and early 2024, most have yet to follow suit.

Inaugural Canadian Associate Salary Survey Report

NALP recently released its first-ever Canadian Associate Salary Survey Report, available in NALP’s bookstore. This comprehensive survey sheds light on associate salaries and bonuses by year called to the bar, in addition to articling and summer student compensation across Canadian law offices as of January 1, 2025.

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