National Association for Law Placement

“The organization has one class of voting members. The voting members are law schools and legal employer institutions. The organization also has non-voting affiliate members.”

“The board of directors, nominating committee, regional representatives, and conference committee are elected by representatives from the organization's institutional members.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by senior management. A copy of the form 990 was provided in draft form to the board of directors and ample time was given to the directors to review and comment upon the draft. The accountants responded to questions and made any changes required by the board. A final copy was given to all members of the board before filing with the irs.”

“Each year, nalp provides copies of the policy and affirmation statement to all board members and staff, who are required to sign and return the affirmation. When a conflict arises, the organization follows the following procedure: any nalp representative recuses herself or himself from participating as a nalp representative (through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, advice, investigation, or otherwise) in any matter in which the individual has an actual or prospective financial or other personal interest in the outcome. Any nalp representative similarly recuses herself or himself from participation in any such matter where the individual has knowledge that her or his employer has a direct or indirect economic interest in the outcome. Where the nalp representative has a question about the propriety of participating in a matter, she or he follows this procedure: (1)the nalp representative informs the board of directors (or the executive committee) of the nature and circumstances of the matter and the interest involved and requests a determination as to the propriety of participation in the matter. (2)the board of directors, after examining the information submitted, recuses the nalp representative from participation in the matter or approves the individual's participation upon determining that such participation will not adversely affect the integrity of nalp or the service it provides to its members.”

“The executive and deputy directors of nalp review industry-wide surveys to establish benchmarks for salaries of all staff. This information is presented to the board in the meeting where it approves the budget. The salaries of the executive and deputy directors are set by the board and noted in their annual salary letters. This process is documented in the organization's board minutes.”

“Governing documents are posted to the website. Conflict of interest policy is shared with relevant parties. Financial statements are shared with the membership at the annual business meeting.”