NALP and Law School Admission Council (LSAC) examine the impact of accelerated Big Law recruiting on first-year law students in a new report. You can find the report here and an introduction to it can be found on the LSAC website. From NALP Executive Director Nikia Gray:

“To date, conversations about accelerated recruiting have been driven largely by anecdotes. This study brings data to the discussion—and the findings are significant. More than half of surveyed 1Ls reported that accelerated recruiting timelines negatively affected their first-year experience, and awareness of these timelines was far from evenly distributed among students. The report highlights an important reality: recruiting timelines do not simply affect hiring outcomes. They influence law school decision-making, student well-being, and access to opportunity across the legal profession.”

See LSAC & NALP, 2025 1L Class: Student Awareness and Impact of Accelerated Big Law Recruitment, June 2026.