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The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) is a member organization, comprised of law school and legal employers, dedicated to facilitating legal career counseling and planning, recruitment and retention, and the professional development of law students and lawyers.

NALP has established guidelines that offer an ethical framework for all participants in law student recruiting. NALP's Principles & Standards guide the timing of responses to offers and set forth the obligations of all participants in the recruiting process. Compliance with the Principles is voluntary, yet virtually all ABA-accredited law schools, including The University of Texas School of Law, and many of the nation's legal employers subscribe to these guidelines.

NALP Directory of Legal Employers

• NALP Directory of Legal Employers | Mail merge instructions
• NALP 1L Hiring Index

Student Professionalism

• Open Letter to Law Students
• Student Professionalism During the Interview Season
• Ethics and Employment: A Guide for Law Students
• Principles and Standards for Law Placement and Recruitment Activities

Salaries and Compensation

• NALP Salary Survey: This survey includes median base salaries by associate year and law firm size.
• NALP Salaries & Compensation: Includes reports on private sector and public sector salaries.
• NALP Directory of Legal Employers: Employer information includes compensation and employment data.

Career Path Resources

• Alternative Careers for Lawyers - Web sites of Interest
• Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide
• Finding and Funding International Public Service Opportunities
• Judicial Clerkship Resources
• Postgraduate International Fellowships
• Reviewed Resources: List of various NALP resources by career paths and topics.

Career Fairs

• List of Career Fairs

NALP Apartment Exchange

• Law students seeking summer housing and students with housing available for the summer are invited to participate in NALP's free online Apartment Exchange. You must first register on the site for free before searching or placing an ad.