In addition to its research reports and in-person programming, the Foundation offers webinars on topics of interest to the industry.
Class of 2016 Alumni Employment and
Satisfaction Study Webinar
How well do law school
grads think law school prepared them for practice, and which skills do they say
are most useful in the real world? Join us on September 22, 2020 at 2:00pm EST
for highlights from NALP and The NALP Foundation’s new report on the Class of
2016 graduates. Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower, NALP Foundation President and CEO, and
Jennifer Mandery, Senior Director of Research, will discuss the intriguing
results from over 2,000 respondents, as well as how law schools can use the
data for decision-making and strategic planning.
To download the presentation or a recording of the webinar, click here.
To purchase a copy of the detailed report, please visit our Bookstore.
Women of Color - A Study of Law School ExperiencesThe NALP Foundation and the Center for Women in Law are pleased to have
collaborated to provide first-of-its-kind research detailing the
educational and social experiences of women of color in law schools, and
the impact on these students’ future career paths. In this webinar, hear from
Jennifer Mandery and Fiona Trevelyan
Hornblower, from the NALP Foundation, as well as Marcelyn Cox from the
University of Miami School of Law, and Ronnye Stidvent from CWIL to hear about this seminal new
research study, and what the findings means for law schools, students,
and employers going forward. Please contact Skip Horne at shorne@nalpfoundation.org to receive a file with the webinar.
A copy of the full research report is available here. The results explore postgraduate employment expectations and involvement in and perspective on judicial clerkships, study groups, grades, and networking opportunities as well as employment intentions, and educational debt. The report gathers opinions regarding the state of race and gender relations within law schools, explores the advice and guidance students solicit and receive, and provides an in-depth analysis of students' experiences with various law school departments, faculty, and peers. The comparative results for women of color with those of their majority counterparts are significant and informative and reveal experiences among women of color differ considerably, depending on their specific race/ethnicity. This must-have report will enable organizations to develop targeted, effective strategies to address this critical issue in the legal profession. Available in PDF format only.
2020 Update on Associate Attrition Webinar
This is a recorded webinar from May 21, 2020. Accurately
and rapidly assessing which talent to retain is mission critical for legal
employers right now. The NALP Foundation’s Associate Attrition webinar will highlight
data from our newest study on associate departures and retention, contextualize
this against the last twelve years’ data, as well as providing insights on
associates’ destinations, tenure, and new data by region. NALP
Foundation CEO and President, Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower, and Senior Director
of Research, Jennifer Mandery, discuss:
- Entry-level and lateral hiring;
- Attrition data by gender, minority vs. non-minority,
and firm size;
- Primary jobs/departure destinations;
- Top reasons associates leave firms;
- Wanted vs. unwanted associate departure data;
- Departures to work at competitor or peer firms;
- The impact of the COVID crisis on associate attrition,
to date and beyond.
This recorded webinar includes a complimentary digital copy of the
Annual Update on Associate Attrition and provides the following tools
for tracking hiring and attrition:
- Attrition rate formulas;
- Associate hiring and departures tracking forms;
- Tips for using hiring and departure data to create
success factors for your firm.
Webinar Fees :
NALP Foundation
supporters and member law schools: $250
(includes PDF copy of
the 2020 Update on Associate Attrition)
Non-members and
supporters:
$300
(includes PDF copy of
the 2020 Update on Associate Attrition)
Registration is available through our bookstore at
www.nalpfoundation.org/bookstore. Please note The NALP Foundation and
NALP are two separate organizations each with their own members and
supporters. The discounted rate for this webinar is available only to
NALP Foundation members and contributors.
NALP/NALP Foundation COVID-19 Roundtable #5
Members of the NALP Foundation Board of
Trustees and the NALP Board of Directors hosted a roundtable discussion with law students about some of the most pressing issues they case as a result of the pandemic.
The recorded webinar is available to NALP members at
https://www.nalp.org/virtual_town_halls. NALP Foundation members and supporters, please contact Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower for a link to the recorded webinar.
NALP/NALP Foundation COVID-19 Roundtable #4
Members of the NALP Foundation Board of
Trustees and the NALP Board of Directors hosted a roundtable discussion
about some of the most pressing issues facing law schools and law firms
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar focused on law
school Deans and leading firms’ Hiring Partners to discuss the current
state of affairs in recruiting. Cynthia Nance, Dean Emeritus, University of Arkansas School of Law (and NALPF Advisory Board member), moderated a fascinating discussion between Dean Marcilynn Burke, University of Oregon School of Law, Dean Jennifer Mnookin, UCLA School of Law, Bill O’Neil, Hiring Partner, Winston & Strawn (and NALP Foundation Trustee), and Gavin White, Global Hiring Partner, Skadden.
The recorded webinar is available to NALP members at
https://www.nalp.org/virtual_town_halls. NALP Foundation members and supporters, please contact Skip Horne at
shorne@nalpfoundation.org for a link to the recorded webinar.
NALP/NALP Foundation COVID-19 Roundtable #3
Members of the NALP Foundation Board of
Trustees and the NALP Board of Directors hosted a roundtable discussion
about some of the most pressing issues facing law schools and law firms
as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In-house Counsel and General
Counsel discussed plans for reopening as well as how their jobs,
staffing plans, work with outside counsel and other vendors have shifted
as a result of COVID-19. Panelists include Matt Fawcett of NetApp,
Cynthia Patton of Amgen, Jim Owens at McDermott, and Howard Ellin of
Skadden. This Zoom-based event will take place Thursday, June 4, at 4:00
ET.
The recorded webinar is available to NALP members at
https://www.nalp.org/virtual_town_halls. NALP Foundation members and supporters, please contact Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower, for a link to the recorded webinar.
NALP/NALP Foundation COVID-19 Roundtable #2
Members of the NALP Board of Directors and the NALP
Foundation Board of Trustees hosted a May 14 roundtable discussion about some of
the most pressing issues facing law schools and law firms as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic. This discussion focused on bridge programming
to cover unexpected gaps in summer employment for students, the mental
and emotional health of our students, lawyers, and staff teams,
beginning to think through phased reentry and what restart looks like,
and finally, whether this crisis presents a transformational moment for
legal education and the profession. The roundtable discussion was
moderated by Beth Moeller, NALP President (UCLA) and Howard Ellin, NALP
Foundation Chair-Elect (Skadden). Additional panelists include
Bruce Elvin (Duke), Jen Henfey, NALP Board Director (Villanova), Traci
Mundy Jenkins, NALP President-Elect (Venable LLP), David Botter, NALP
Foundation Trustee (Akin Gump), Stacey Kielbasa, NALP Foundation Trustee
(Chapman and Cutler), and Jennifer Queen, NALP Foundation Trustee
(Bracewell).
The recorded webinar is available to NALP members at
https://www.nalp.org/virtual_town_halls. NALP Foundation members and supporters, please contact Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower, for a link to the recorded webinar.
NALP/NALP Foundation COVID-19 Roundtable #1
On April 16, 2020 Members of the NALP Board of Directors and the NALP Foundation Board of Trustees hosted a roundtable discussion about some of the most pressing issues facing law schools and law firms as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recording of this Zoom-based event is available to NALP Foundation supporters and members and to NALP members.
Topics for discussion will include challenges and solutions around
summer programs for this summer, challenges around recruiting for next
summer, challenges around third year students who under normal
circumstances would have taken the bar exam in July and started work in
the fall, and challenges around 1L summer jobs and employer contact with
1Ls. The discussion was moderated by Georgia Emery Gray, NALP
President (Cleary), and Elizabeth Price, NALP Foundation Chair (Alston
& Bird). Additional panelists included Beth Moeller, NALP
President-Elect (UCLA), Melane Priddy, NALP Board Director
(Katten), Clara Solomon, NALP Board Director (NYU), Howard Ellin, NALP
Foundation Chair-Elect (Skadden), Bryant Garth, NALP Foundation Trustee
(UC Irvine), and Leigh Taylor, NALP Foundation Trustee (Southwestern Law
School).
The recorded webinar is available
here. Please note password is required. Please contact Fiona Trevelyan Hornblower for the password. NALP members can obtain the password at
https://www.nalp.org/covid-19