NALP Employment Report & Salary Survey (ERSS) Info

Employment Report & Salary Survey (ERSS) Info

NALP's annual survey of each law school's graduating class is known as the ERSS, or Employment Report and Salary Survey. All documents are posted as PDF unless otherwise noted.

ERSS Data Collection: Class of 2025

Cover Letter from NALP for the Class of 2025 Data Collection
What's New for the Class of 2025 ERSS
Guidelines for Surveying Your Graduates and Compiling Your Data…Tips from the Trenches
ERSS Instructions for Compiling and Reporting Booklet
Data Submission Information Sheet
Graduates: We Need Your Help!
Graduate Survey Form — Class of 2025
Class of 2025 FAQs for Students
ASCII specifications (This document is only applicable to non-Symplicity/12Twenty schools. If your school prefers to use an Excel template created by NALP please contact research@nalp.org for further assistance.)

ERSS Training Videos

These short training videos provide an overview of the NALP employment reporting process, including tips to ensure a clean data submission. If you are new to employment reporting, we recommend viewing each video.

Other Useful Resources

ERSS Regions (PDF)
Methodology for Calculating Graduate Employment Data (PDF)
NALP vs ABA Data: Why Do They Vary?
Help NALP Capture New Data on First-Generation College Students (NALP Bulletin article, November 2020)

Graduate Survey: Class of 2026

Class of 2026 FAQs
2026 Graduate Survey — fillable

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Employment Report & Salary Survey (ERSS) Info