Presented January 20, 2016.
NALP press release, June 22, 2022
The 10-year span of NALP's Public Sector & Public Interest Attorney Salary Survey documents public interest salaries
This "binder" will help new NALP members learn about the organization.
By Marta Ricardo and Jeanine Dames, NALP Bulletin, January 2012
February 20-22, 2020, Portland, OR
Press Release on 2018 Public Service Attorney Salary Survey, July 9, 2018.
NALP Press Release, February 27, 2023
NALP JD Advantage Guide, August 2025
By Marta Ricardo and Robert White, NALP Bulletin, July 2013.
NALP members can expect to find collaboration, camaraderie, and learning experiences at the 2019 NALP Annual Education Conference in San Diego, CA. There will also be time for attendees to explore this beautiful city; following are some activities that are a short walk from the hotel.
Employment for the Class of 2020 - Selected Findings Report. August 2021.
Employment for the Class of 2019 - Selected Findings Report. August 2020.
The path from law school to public interest work is often a winding road, but under current economic conditions students and career services professionals need to be more creative in getting to public service jobs.
Preliminary employment outcomes for the Class of 2022
Presented on February 5, 2015.
July 2020. NALP is collecting demographic information on members in order to serve the membership as a whole.
By Beth Moeller, NALP Bulletin, October 2017.
Preparing for your first experience with an ABA re-accreditation site visit to your career services office? Here are some tips on what to expect.
By Alexi Freeman, Associate Professor of the Practice at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, June 2020
Understanding the Power Tools of Stress Reduction Webinar, June 9, 2020
NALP Diversity Infographic: Disabilities, June 2016. Data from NALP Diversity Report
A checklist of things to consider in your planning, implementation, and assessment of your program.
NALP and The NALP Foundation, 2012
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2019 - Selected Findings. August 12, 2020.
Gender Non-binary Work Group of the NALP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Section, June 2024
The American Bar Association (ABA) Standards require site visits for fully approved law schools every ten years. My school recently underwent our visit, so I want to share what I learned from the process, how I prepared, and best practices.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2010, June 2011.
Presented February 21, 2012.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2011, July 2012.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2009, June 2010.
NALP Press Release, July 25, 2024
October 9, 2014 press release on 2014 Associate Salary Survey
NALP 2009-2010 Evaluating Leadership Working Group
NALP Research: Employment for the Class of 2015 - Selected Findings.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2012, July 2013.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2013, July 2014.
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2016 - Selected Findings. August 2, 2017.
The conversation about overcoming the obstacles to diversity and inclusion in the public interest sector continued at this year's Mini-Conference.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2014, July 2015.
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2013 - Selected Findings. June 19, 2014.
Press Release: Entry-Level Recruiting Volumes Plunge, Some Start Dates Deferred, Perspectives on Fall 2009 Law Student Recruiting, March 2, 2010
Welcome New NALP Members. Find helpful resources to get you better acquainted with your new NALP. membership
Read how a personal experience caused Stacey Kielbasa to question her snap judgments.
CORA (Updated April 25, 2024)
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2012 - Selected Findings. June 20, 2013
NALP Press Release, April 14, 2021
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Resources. June 2020.
Making the Best Case for NALP Conference Attendance
By Jeanine Dames, NALP Bulletin, 2012
2017 Annual Conference - Session Descriptions
Press release on Employment for the Class of 2017 - Selected Findings. August 2, 2018.
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2015 - Selected Findings. August 17, 2016.
Harvard's experience may suggest ways that career services offices of all sizes can benefit from cross-training among advisors.
NALP Research: Salaries & Compensation
Perspectives on 2022 Law Student Recruiting
NALP research on public interest salaries
November 2020. Students and alumni may need assistance not only in figuring out whether an offered salary is reasonable based on the nature of the employer and its market, but also in identifying points for negotiation and in going through the negotiation process.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2016, August 2017.
By Heather Jarvis. Recruit and Retain the Best and Brightest in Spite of Their Student Loan Debt: NALP's Step-by-Step Guide for Public Service Employers Webinar, March 12, 2013.
For the most part, salary medians have increased by about $1,000 per year for the public service attorneys whose earnings have now been researched for a decade by NALP.
Benefit corporations and public interest law firms are two types of for-profit organizations that offer opportunities that may be of interest to public interest-minded students.
Presented by Randall Dean on April 16, 2020.
NALP 2020 Annual Education Conference Virtual Programming
Presented August 1, 2018.
New survey reveals some gains in public sector salaries -- but also a widening gap between the public and private sector.
Judicial clerkships are just as beneficial for students interested in public service careers as for those who want to pursue private practice, but public service-minded students are often much less likely to consider clerkships.
NALP (Updated August 20, 2025)
By Julie Anna Alvarez, NALP Bulletin, March 2012.
Research: Salary Trends for New Law Graduates - 1985-2013, NALP Bulletin, January 2015
2015 Annual Conference - Session Descriptions
Candidates who want to transition to the public sector or public service need to be able to point to specific examples of where they have worked or volunteered in this area.
Students with a passion for justice and fairness usually gravitate toward public sector opportunities, but the private sector also offers some interesting possibilities.
Presented February 13, 2019.
By Elizabeth Armand Di Giovanni, Beth Johnson, and Mary Schaus, NALP Bulletin, August 2010.
Strategies and guidance for students pursuing work in the public sector.
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2014 - Selected Findings. July 30, 2015.
NALP's JD Advisors Section prepared this Best Practice Guide for managing employer outreach.
Two Perspectives on Military Veterans, NALP Bulletin, February 2020
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2015, August 2016.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2008, June 2009.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2019, August 2020.
By Andrew Chapin, NALP Bulletin, December 2009.
February 19, 2014 press release: Entry-level Law Firm Recruiting Remains Mostly Flat
By Lisa M. Dickinson, NALP Bulletin, June 2008.
Resources for LGBTQ+ information
By Katie Dilks, NALP Bulletin, June 2010.
Presented August 11, 2020
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2017, August 2018
By Beth Moeller and Kisha Nunez, NALP Bulletin, November 2017.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2018, July 2019.
Presented January 25, 2018. NALP Legal Recruiting Summit.
NALP (Updated June 8, 2020)
NALP members, get involved in the association and meet other members by joining a section, volunteering for a leadership position, and more.
National Employment Outcomes for the Class of 2020, August 2021.
NALP Press Release, July 22, 2010
How to Successfully Advise Students Seeking Public Interest/Government Opportunities. January 20, 2016
Thank You For Subscribing to NALP's media list
NALP Perspectives on 2020-21 Law Student Recruiting
NALP (Updated August 20, 2025)
View archive issues for the last 8 NALPnow! email newsletters, which share information on NALP news and events.
NALP Research: New Findings on Disparities in Employment Outcomes Based on Level of Parental Education, November 2021
February 2022 Perspectives on 2021 Law Student Recruiting
By Mark Goldfarb, NALP Bulletin, February 2014.
Does a Gender Pay Gap Exist for New Law Graduates and Has It Changed Over Time?, NALP Bulletin, October 2019
NALP Research: Perspectives on Law Student Recruiting annual report, March 2020
Presented January 29, 2014.
The Public Service Section is for NALP members who have an interest in or responsibility for advising law students whose career paths lead to public sector, public interest, and pro bono work during law school and after graduation.
By Shannon DeGennaro and Doug Ebeling, NALP Bulletin, October 2019.
By Heather Jarvis. Lighten the Pressure on Your Lawyers with Student Loan Debt: NALP's Step-by-Step Guide for Law Firms Webinar, March 13, 2013.
Forms (Updated October 10, 2025)
Forms and tools to aid communication among job seekers, employers, and law schools
Press Release, October 11, 2022
2018 Annual Conference - Session Descriptions
By Elizabeth Armand and Malini Nangia, NALP Bulletin, December 2008.
Employment data for the Class of 2006
NALP: Personal & Professional Notes
By Elizabeth Armand and Malini Nangia, NALP Bulletin, December 2008.
Jobs (Updated October 29, 2025)
The reciprocity information and links included on this site have been provided by NALP member law schools and are posted here as an information service only. NALP recommends that you contact the appropriate school to confirm current policies.
Presented October 6, 2015.
FOLLOW-UP EMAIL ON RECOMMENDER DIRECTORY, NALP OSCAR WORKING GROUP, May 20, 2009
NALP research related to the Canadian legal market
Member Town Hall discussion slides presented on July 15, 2020.
Prepared by the Sexual Harassment and Recruiting Conduct Work Groups of the JD Career Advisors and Recruiting Sections. 2019.
Employment data for the Class of 2004
What Do We Know About Transgender Law Graduates?, NALP Bulletin, December 2019
Employment data for the Class of 2002
Board of Directors Memo, November 14, 2017.
Recruiting Competition Intensifies, While Legal Hiring Levels Remain Steady, 2007
NALP Press Release, May 22, 2019
Presented August 1, 2017.
Press release on 2016 Report on Diversity in US Law Firms, January 4, 2017
Press release on 2017 Report on Diversity in US Law Firms, December 15, 2017.
NALP's Future of the Legal Workplace Advisory Group created this Innovative Ideas for Law Student Professional Development Programming Topics
NALP Bulletin+ article, September 2024
NALP press release on Perspectives on 2016 Law Student Recruiting, February 28, 2017.
Press Release on Perspectives on 2017 Law Student Recruiting, February 21, 2018.
NALP Press Release, January 9, 2019
NALP Press Release, October 16, 2024
NALP Press Release, March 1, 2022
December 12, 2018. NALP's Principles for a Fair and Ethical Recruitment Process urge members to aspire to the highest ethical and professional standards, and to maintain policies and procedures that allow students to meaningfully choose between competing offers and allow employers to effectively manage their recruitment processes.
ERSS Graduate Survey, Class of 2019. Fillable PDF Form.
Employment data for the Class of 2000
New NALP Recruiting Guidance Emphasizes Fairness and Reasonableness, December 12, 2018
NALP Press Release, March 13, 2019
Presented August 9, 2016.
NALP Press Release, March 18, 2020
Perspectives on 2023 Law Student Recruiting, March 2024
NALP Press Release, December 18, 2019
Press Release, Employment of Class of 2009 - Selected Findings, May 20, 2010
NALP Press Release, June 1, 2017
NALP Press Release, April 2, 2020
By Karen Britton, NALP Bulletin, August 2013.
The Recruiting Section is for NALP members who are responsible for, or who have an interest in, issues related to law school outreach, summer programs, and entry-level lawyer recruiting.
Weekly Industry News Digest for Legal Career Professionals. Each week NALP provides a summary of news articles of interest to legal career professionals.
NALP: JD Advantage Resources
Pre-order pricing available until September 16, 2020
2026 NALP Annual Education Conference - Hollywood, Florida, April 14-17, 2026
NALP Press Release, May 28, 2025
NALP Press Release, March 26, 2025
NALP Research on Non-Binary Law School Graduates, December 2020
NALP Press Release, March 22, 2023
NALP Press Release, January 12, 2022
By David B. Jaffe, PD Quarterly, February 2018.
By Paula Davis-Laack and Patrick Krill, PD Quarterly, February 2018.
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2018 - Selected Findings. July 31, 2019.
Innovating Talent Management in Law Firms Webinar Series. Presented November 28, 2017.
Employment Patterns — 20-Year Trends — 1982 - 2002, NALP Bulletin, August 2003
Presented on October 11, 2017.
NALP Press Release, May 10, 2023
NALP Press Release, October 19, 2022
Market for New Law Graduates Steady - Hovering around 89% for Third Year
Presented January 24, 2014.
December 2020. Despite the shift at law firms to virtual and shortened summer programs in 2020, offer and acceptance rates remained near or at historical highs, but summer program class sizes continued to shrink.
2013 Annual Conference - Session Descriptions
NALP Press Release, February 2, 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.
NALP Press Release, March 30, 2022
NALP Sections, Groups, and Committees. Sections are a great way to join colleagues with whom you share interests and work responsibilities, and also provide an ideal way to get involved in the work of NALP.
ERSS Graduate Survey, Class of 2019
Ad Hoc Committee on Law Clerk Hiring, Federal Law Clerk Hiring Plan. December 2019.
NALP Diversity Infographic: LGBT, June 2016. Data from NALP Diversity Report
City Groups and various regional consortia, which are independent organizations and not related to NALP, offer valuable local networking opportunities.
Pro Bono/PD Corner, NALP Bulletin, September 2012.
NALP Press Release, January 12, 2023
NALP Diversity Infographic: Women, June 2016. Data from NALP Diversity Repoort
Innovating Talent Management in Law Firms Webinar Series. Presented October 3, 2017.
Presented by Heather Jarvis, March 12, 2013.
This Resource Guide offers a full range of information on establishing a successful nontraditional-track attorney program. April 2013.
Pro Bono Corner, NALP Bulletin, April 2013
Instructions for Compiling and Reporting for Class of 2019, Spring 2020
Pathways to Leadership Ask the Experts Call. Eva Wisnik. October 14, 2010.
Pro Bono Corner, NALP Bulletin, November 2012.
August 2015. Associate Exit Interview Template, Interview Script, Sample Job Descriptions to provide an overview of the types of emerging jobs
Pro Bono Corner, NALP Bulletin, January 2013.
PD Corner, NALP Bulletin, February 2013.
NALP Bulletin, October 2012.
NALP Webinar, May 6, 2021.
Pro Bono Corner, NALP Bulletin, May 2013.
NALP 2021 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms
Pro Bono Corner, NALP Bulletin, December 2012
By Judith N. Collins, NALP Bulletin, August 2012.
By Kristine McKinney, NALP Bulletin, October 2017.
Pro Bono Corner, NALP Bulletin, March 2013
By David M. Diamond, NALP Bulletin, October 2012.
Study of Experiential Learning Opportunities in Law School: A Comparison of Responses from Law Firm Associates and Public Service Lawyers, 2011
By Christina Jackson, NALP Bulletin, June 2016.
By Judith N. Collins, NALP Bulletin, May 2012.
2026 NALP Directory of Legal Employers Information
Market for Class of 2008 Law Graduates Shrinks
By Tom Schoenherr and Caryn Schreiber, NALP Bulletin, September 2010.
Market for New Law Graduates at Highest Level in 20 Years, Approaching 92%, 2008
2021 Associate Salary Survey - Sample Instrument for Review
By Julie Anna Alvarez, NALP Bulletin, September 2014.
By Ginna Galbraith and Stephanie M. Deckter, NALP Bulletin, February 2012.
2021 NALP Annual Conference Handouts
NALP's ABA Section 303 Professional Identity Guidance Work Group has developed a Toolkit including best practices and other resources to assist law school member organizations in complying with Amended ABA Standard 303.
The NALP Foundation, 2014.
November 2020. An overview of the NALP Class of 2020 Employment Report and Salary Survey (ERSS) data collection process
Full report on the second round of pulse surveys measuring the impact of COVID-19 on law schools and legal employers.
2019 PDI conference brochure. December 5-6, 2019.
By Julie Anna Alvarez and Robert White. NALP Bulletin, November 2012.
Press Release on Employment for the Class of 2010 - Selected Findings. June 1, 2011.
September 18, 2013 press release on 2013 Associate Salary Survey
Presented by Heather Jarvis, March 13, 2013.
By Christina Jackson, NALP Bulletin, December 2015
NALP Press Release, April 16, 2015
Find information on how to become a member of NALP, the National Association for Law Placement
December 12, 2018. The NALP Board of Directors voted to make significant changes to NALP's Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities, which will now be known as the NALP Principles for a Fair and Ethical Recruitment Process.
NALP Bulletin+ article by Executive Director Nikai L. Gray discussing the evolving recruiting timeline for Big Law firms.
An overview of non-traditional attorney career models within the legal industry. March 2013.
By James G. Leipold, NALP Bulletin, February 2020.
NALP Press Release, March 27, 2024
Presented January 23, 2014.
2014 Annual Conference - Session Descriptions
2016 Annual Conference - Session Descriptions
2024 NALP Recruiting Survey, September 2024
March 2020 report. Authors: Yolanda Cartusciello, Partner, PP&C Consulting; Aric Press, Partner, PP&C Consulting; Danielle A. Taylor, Director of Research, NALP
NALP Press Release, October 19, 2009
December 11, 2013 press release
Presented September 22, 2015 by Andy Hales.
NALP Press Release, November 4, 2010
NALP and The NALP Foundation, 2011 Report
June 11, 2020. Full report on the first round of pulse surveys measuring the impact of COVID-19 on law schools and legal employers.
NALP 2020 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms
NALP 2023 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms
NALP's Report on the Survey of Legal Employers on 2020 Summer Outcomes and First-Year Associate Plans was released in December 2020 and includes information on the outcomes for 1Ls and 2Ls participating in summer programs, as well as the latest data on first-year associate start dates.
Biennial report on salaries and duties of legal career professionals in law firms and legal employers. 2014.
NALP New Career Models Task Force, 2014
2015 National Report: Survey of Law Students Who Interviewed with Law Firms for Summer 2015
Biennial report on salaries and duties of legal career professionals in law firms and legal employers. 2010.
Biennial report on salaries and duties of legal career professionals in law firms and legal employers. 2012.
NALP 2022 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law firms, January 2023
Biennial report on salaries and duties of legal career professionals in law firms and legal employers. 2008.
Biennial report on salaries and duties of legal career professionals in law firms and legal employers. December, 2018.
