Record-High Employment and Salaries for Law Graduates in 2023
In 2023, new law school graduates entered the job market with unprecedented success. According to the National Association for Law…
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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…
The Growing Trend of “Precruiting” in BigLaw Firms: Early Summer Associate Hiring on the Rise
In recent years, BigLaw firms have been revolutionizing their recruitment strategies by embracing a practice known as "precruiting." This trend…
NALP Reports Median Base Pay of $200K for New Associates Due to Talent Wars
In the midst of a fiercely competitive recruiting market, median base salaries for new associates have skyrocketed to $200,000, according…
New Data from NALP Shows Diversity at Law Firms Growing
Summary: Diversity at law firms across the country increased in 2014, according to a new study from NALP. Data from the…
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…
NALP Says No Return to 2006 Jobs Level for Legal Industry
A talk by NALP executive director Jim Leipold did not bring good news for the entry-level legal job market, according…
11% Decline in Law School Enrollment: A 36 Year Low
Since 1977 law school enrollment hasn’t been this low, according to the American Bar Association. Since last year there has…