Industry Leaders Look to the Future of Lawyer Hiring
A roundtable of industry leaders recently noted that the economic slow-down will have a lasting impact on lawyer hiring and development, including a move away from lock-step advancement models by many law firms; explored the ways in which the economy and client needs may change traditional law firm leverage models; expressed interest in development of an apprenticeship model of lawyer training; concurred that commitments to diversity would withstand the impacts of the recession; and agreed that the new impetus is client retention for lawyer professional development rather than associate retention. Read more here.

Starting Salary Distribution for Class of 2008 More Dramatic than Previous Years
	The salary distribution for the Class of 2008 presents the most dramatic bimodal distribution yet of starting salaries for recent graduates from law school. Read more here.

A White Paper on the Recession, Practical Legal Education, and the New Job Market
NALP presents a special white paper on the influence of the current economic recession on the legal profession by Daniel Thies, the law student member of the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. Read more here.

Members: Help Shape the Future of NALP
NALP's Long Range Strategic Planning Committee is currently developing the 2010-2015 Long Range Strategic Plan and we need input from NALP members! No matter how long you have been in your current role or in the industry, your feedback is valuable and will help shape NALP's future. Please take 10-15 minutes to provide us with your anonymous input at www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=fXKwgbXDRMpGeSgpLNqWsA_3d_3d.

Managing a Legal Career Transition in Tough Times
As a public service, NALP and ALI-ABA are pleased to offer this 75-minute video presentation by Marcia Pennington Shannon and Susan G. Manch of Shannon & Manch LLP, who generously donated their time and talent to this special project to assist lawyers and 3Ls who are currently seeking employment.

Law Firm Public Interest Placement Programs
Check out NALP’s new resource page for law firms that are facilitating temporary associate public interest placements.

NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program
NALP is pleased to partner with Street Law in a new diversity pipeline initiative. The program will pair NALP member law firms with local high schools, and will commit practicing lawyers and other legal professional to teaching law-related topics in high school classrooms. Learn more.

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