NALP [National Association for Law Placement] – Perspectives on 2015 Law Student Recruiting: “Entry-level Law Firm Recruiting Activity Again Becomes Brisk Seven years after the Great Recession – Entry-level law firm recruiting activity continues to increase, with higher levels of activity measured in the spring, summer, and fall of 2015 than in 2014. Over the last six years law firms have gradually increased their entry-level hiring activity after the collapse in entry-level hiring reflected by the data from 2008 and 2009, and the activity measured during the most recent recruiting cycle was the most robust since the recession. As has been the hallmark of the post-recessionary period for law firms, how-ever, the increased activity has not been spread evenly across all firms. While about a third of law firms have reported more on-campus visits, the majority have reported not much change from the previous year, and still others, about a quarter, report decreases in the number of campuses visited compared to the prior year. As the competition for top law school graduates heats up, however, the number of offers for summer program spots has increased measurably. Fifty-nine percent of law firms reported making more offers for summer associate positions than they did the year before, and 15% reported making more than ten additional offers compared to the previous year. At the same time, 30% of firms reported making fewer offers than the previous year, and 5% of firms reported making more than ten fewer offers compared to the previous year. This net growth in recruiting activity can be seen in other measures as well. For the fourth year in a row, a higher percentage of callback interviews resulted in offers compared to the previous year, and the yield on those offers fell as there were more offers in play. Similarly, the recruiting volume for 3Ls rose slightly, though it remains far below levels measured prior to the recession.”