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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 6, 2025

New data from the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) reveals a record level of representation for women, people of color and LGBTQ individuals in U.S. law firms — especially for women, who now constitute 55.4% of associates. But the study also found that the percentage of women summer associates in 2024 dropped 0.7% of a point from last year — the first decline since 2013, the National Jurist reports. The authors warn this drop may indicate more sluggish growth in coming years. In addition, Black individuals experienced a second consecutive year of declining representation in the summer associate ranks. Overall, diversity in summer associate programs was up due to increased representation from Asians and multi-racial individuals. Read more about the 2024-2025 Report on Diversity in U.S. Law Firms in this news release from NALP.