Decline in Lateral Hiring Persists for Second Consecutive Year
Law firms are continuing to scale back on lateral hiring of lawyers for the second year in a row, following…
National Association for Law Placement
Job Satisfaction High for Class of 2019 Law Grads Despite Lingering Debt Impact
A new report released by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) and the NALP Foundation sheds light on the…
BigLaw New Associate Hiring Increased This Year
Summary: Despite a flat 2016 entry level legal job market, Big Law firms have hired more associates than before. Firms…
Employment Rate for New Law School Graduates Rise
Summary: The National Association for Law Placement released its "Employment for the Class of 2016" summary today. For recent law…
Legal Job Market Slowly Improving
Summary: Overall, the job market has improved for law school graduates, but better numbers may actually reflect a smaller applicant…
Joint Study Finds Racial and Gender Inequality Still Present in Legal Industry
Summary: A joint study between the National Association for Law Placement and the American Bar Association has found that racial and…
Law School Debt Far Outweighing Lawyer Salaries
The National Association for Law Placement has released new data that shows half of lawyers are starting with a salary…
Big Law Hiring Odds Improve for New Law Grads
Law school graduates are finding it easier to obtain a job at a large law firm compared to the past…
NALP Says Law Grads Finding More Job Opps and Higher Starting Salaries
The National Association for Law Placement Inc. has released new data that shows recent law school graduates are finding more…
JD Employment at 22 Year Lowest, But Some Hopeful Signs
JDs are still struggling. In the latest study regarding employment rates for freshly graduated law students, performed by the National…
Jobs Still Tough to Come by for 2013 Law Grads
The employment rate for legal graduates is still below the all-time high reached in 2007 of 91.9 percent. According to…
Columbia and Harvard Law Schools Top List of Highest Starting Salaries for Graduates
A new study from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) shows that 92 percent of law students who worked…