Issued annually, NALP's Perspectives on Law Student Recruiting report details recruitment activity on campus and at job fairs; provides information on summer program characteristics; and provides information on the outcomes of summer programs and of recruiting for both second-year summer associates and entry-level associates not previously employed by that employer. 

2025

Read the full Perspectives on 2024 Law Student Recruiting report (PDF - March 2025)

March 11, 2025 Press Release: Summer Associate Hiring Held Steady in 2024 as Law Firms Recruited Earlier; Report Confirms Significant Changes in Recruiting Practices (PDF)

NALP Research on The New Era of Law Student Recruiting: Evolving Methods and Shifting Timelines (NALP Bulletin+, March 2025)

2024

Read the full Perspectives on 2023 Law Student Recruiting report (PDF - March 2024)

March 12, 2024 Press Release: Drop in Demand for New Talent at Law Firms Results in Softest Recruiting Cycle since the Great Recession (PDF)

April 2024: Listen to the inaugural episode of the NALPTalk podcast, in which Executive Director Nikia L. Gray and Director of Research & Chief Data Strategist Danielle Taylor discuss the results of Perspectives on 2023 Law Student Recruiting.

Prior Reports
To read reports from prior years and related articles and research, visit the Perspectives on Law Student Recruiting report archive page.