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With a mismatch between talent and legal needs, things are getting a little tricky for law students hoping to work in Biglaw.

Women account for more than half of the associates at U.S. law firms, or 50.1%, but just 27.76% of partners, according to NALP’s recently released annual report on diversity.

Women now make up the majority of associates at law firms for the first time since the National Association-Law Placement (NALP) started tracking law firm diversity data more than 30 years ago, outpacing men in the metric. The annual report released Tuesday, based on information from the 2023 NALP’s Directory of Legal Employers (NDLE), showed…

Data released by the National Association for Law Placement showed in 2023 women made up the majority of law firm associates for the first time since it began tracking data in 1991.

Data released by the National Association for Law Placement showed in 2023 women made up the majority of law firm associates for the first time since it began tracking data in 1991.

But the good salary news isn't expected to last.

Associate pay hikes cascaded during a “red-hot recruiting market” over the last two years, leading to a median base salary of $200,000 for new associates in 2023, according to Nikia L. Gray, the executive director of the National Association for Law Placement.

Later hiring trends in law firm sdeclined in 2022 according to NALP statistics although it was good news form smaller law firms

NALP's executive director says 'the only solid prediction one can make about the upcoming recruiting cycle is that it won't be dull.'