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What is NALP?
What is the NALP Directory?
Where can I find the NALP Directory in print?
How can the NALP Directory help me find a job?
Where does the information in the NALP Directory come from?
When and how is the NALP Directory updated?
How can I list my organization in the NALP Directory?
Definition of terms
Q: What is NALP?
A: NALP is a nonprofit educational association established
in 1971 to meet the needs of the participants in the legal employment
process — legal employers, law schools, and law students and
graduates — for information, coordination, and standards. NALP's
membership includes virtually every ABA-accredited law school and
more than 900 of the nation's legal employers. NALP is committed
to providing leadership in the areas of legal career planning, recruitment
and hiring, and research related to the employment market for law
graduates. In addition, NALP offers law schools and employers the
option of membership in a professional association whose members
gain direct, ongoing access to the latest information regarding
legal recruitment and employment. For more information, visit www.nalp.org.
Q: What is the NALP Directory?
A: The annual NALP Directory of Legal Employers, www.nalpdirectory.com,
is the most widely used directory in legal recruiting. The 2006-2007
edition includes information on more than 1,700 employers nationwide
and is an invaluable tool for job searchers, career counselors,
and legal recruiters alike.
Q: Where can I find the NALP Directory in print?
A: Most law school career services offices and many law school
libraries make the NALP Directory available for use by students
and alumni. The NALP Directory can also be purchased direct from NALP at
(202) 835-1001 or www.nalp.org.
Q: How can the NALP Directory help me find a job?
A: NALP is not a placement service and does not maintain
a job bank for attorneys. However, the NALP Directory of Legal Employers
is an excellent source for information on legal employers of all
types — private practice, public service, government agencies,
and corporations. Use the NALP Directory to conduct research on
prospective employers and to narrow your search to your particular
interests.
Q: Where does the information in the NALP Directory come from?
A: The NALP Directory is a compilation of organizations'
NALP Forms. The information on each NALP Form is provided only by
authorized personnel from the organization completing the form.
Q: When and how is the NALP Directory updated?
A: NALP collects NALP Forms each spring for publication in print and online. The print version of the NALP Directory is published annually in April or May, and the online version is updated at the same time. However, employers may update their NALP Forms online at any time throughout the year.
Q: How can I list my organization in the NALP Directory?
A: Please see the For Employers section of this web site for information on including your organization in the NALP Directory.
Q: Definition of terms
A: Abbreviations used throughout the NALP Directory are:
Y = yes
N = no
NA = not applicable
CBC = case by case
TBD = to be determined
NC = not collected
UNK = unknown
WPQ = Workplace Questionnaire
Multi-Office Forms
The NALP Directory of Legal Employers offers employers an opportunity to submit a form for a single office or to combine several offices on a Multi-Office Form. In the print edition of the NALP Directory, Multi-Office Forms are placed according to the geographic location of the primary contact information listed on the forms; they are clearly labeled “Multi-Office Forms” to help you distinguish them from single-office forms. Some employers choose to submit a Multi-Office Form in addition to submitting forms for their individual offices; in this case, the Multi-Office Form will provide you with a better overall profile of the firm. Employers that centralize recruiting may submit only a Multi-Office Form, while others will choose to submit only single-office forms.
Demographics
The demographic chart is intended to provide information on the diversity of the lawyer population. The categories shown are based on standard EEOC classifications. A zero means “zero reported.” Employers also had the option of responding with “UNK” to indicate the number in a particular category was unknown, or “NC” to indicate the information was not collected. The counts provided in this chart are a snapshot of an organization's demographic profile as of February 1.
Employers are asked to include only those lawyers hired directly by their organization (excluding any contract attorneys) in their demographic data. The “All Other Lawyers” column includes staff attorneys, of counsel, and other lawyers who are not on a partnership track.
It is important to note that the number of lawyers reported under “Primary Practice Areas” may be greater than the number of lawyers reported in a firm's demographic chart because some lawyers may practice in more than one area.
Employment Data
Hiring Experience and Expected Hires — Employers indicate in this section the number of lawyers and students who began working at an organization in the prior two years and the anticipated hiring for the coming year. “Laterals” or “Experienced” include lawyers who began working at an organization after working at another position. “Post-clerkship” are lawyers who began working for an organization immediately following a judicial clerkship, while “entry-level” lawyers joined directly from law school. “Post-3Ls” are law school graduates hired to work during the summer between graduation and a judicial clerkship, LLM program, or other employment. They may or may not hold offers of regular employment. The number of former summer associates or interns in each category is indicated in parentheses.
Summer Program Results — The number of second-year students considered for full-time offers is computed by deleting those students who have withdrawn their names from consideration for personal reasons or who have accepted a judicial clerkship and therefore may not receive an offer.
Special Candidates — Law firms indicate if they will accept applications for the summer program from joint degree students and evening students and whether such applicants are considered first or second year students. Organizations also indicate their interest in applications from students who will be judicial clerks or who are from non-U.S. law schools.
Hiring Criteria — Employers are encouraged to list specific criteria regarding academic performance, journal experience, moot court, technical background, and other hiring factors. Job seekers use this section to help determine their prospects for candidacy.
Hours Worked
Hours Worked include the total number of hours recorded on all projects by all full-time partnership track associates who worked the entire year, divided by the number of such associates. Billing adjustments or other write-offs have not been deducted.
Billable Hours Worked are the number of hours recorded on all client matters by the same associates, divided by the number of such associates. Billing adjustments or other write-offs have not been deducted.
Hours Policy Details include information on what other hours are credited toward billable hours (e.g., professional development time, pro bono work, etc.).
Partnership Data — Law firms indicate whether their firm has two or more tiers of partnership structure and the number of years for the typical partnership track.
Pro Bono Information
In the Pro Bono section, employers are asked to indicate whether pro bono participation is reported as a percentage of firm billable hours (and to specify that percentage) or whether it is reported based on average hours per attorney (and to specify the average number of hours). Also, employers indicate in this section the percentage of partners, associates, and other lawyers who participate in pro bono activities; in calculating this number, employers are told to include only those lawyers who have worked more than ten hours of pro bono per year.
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