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Old Jul 12th, 2012, 02:20 PM   #1
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Default Survey: Median Starting Salaries Plunge for New Law Grads

The news gets worse for law graduates. Not only are they entering the worst job climate for lawyers in more than 18 years, but starting salaries are declining as well.

Salaries for new graduates from the class of 2011 fell 5% from those of 2010 and about 17% since 2009, according to a survey by the Association for Legal Career Professionals, formerly known as the National Association for Law Placement, or NALP.

Median private practice starting salaries fell more than 18% from 2010 and 35% from 2009, the survey found.

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