For Law Students/Graduates

NALP provides a variety of resources to help law students and graduates:


Employer Directories

NALP Directory of Legal Employers
NALP Canadian Directory of Legal Employers
PSJD, a unique online clearinghouse for law students and lawyers to connect with public interest job listings and career-building resources


Additional Resources

Developing the Professional Lawyer – Student Tip Videos: Includes a series of "tips" videos for students as they start their job searches and prepare to enter the workforce.

JD Advantage Careers: A collection of resources on JD Advantage Careers, including NALP’s JD Advantage Career Guide and a series of JD Advantage Career Week panel discussions and speaker experiences.

Recent Law Graduate Employment and Salary Information: Each year NALP surveys the most recent law school graduating class, using the Employment Report & Salary Survey (ERSS), to learn about the employment experiences and salaries of new law graduates. The data from this survey is published annually in NALP’s Jobs & J.D.'s: Employment and Salaries of New Law Graduates.

Additional NALP Research on Salaries & Compensation: NALP conducts several surveys related to salaries and compensation. Salaries for lawyers and summer associates working within law firms can be found on the “Private Sector Salaries” page and salaries for lawyers working within public service organizations can be found on the “Public Sector Salaries” page.

Prelaw Portal: Find information on what lawyers do and more.

Understanding How Small Firms Hire: Learn about the differences between how small and mid-sized forms recruit and how large firms recruit.

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