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NALP executive director talks empowering careers, recruiting and professional development   Ari Kaplan. Photo by Lauren Hillary. Ari Kaplan recently spoke with Jim Leipold, the executive director of the National Association for Law Placement an organization focused on career counseling and planning; recruitment and retention; and the professional development of law students, lawyers and its members. Ari Kaplan: Tell us about your background and your role at NALP. Jim Leipold: I grew up overseas, went to an international high school, and returned to the U.S. for college. Afterward, I taught English in a rural Alaskan indigenous community. I moved to the University of Vermont for an undergraduate admissions position, which was my first introduction to higher education administrative management. Later, I went to law school, clerked and taught legal research and writing before becoming the director of admissions at Temple Law School. I was hired by the Law School Admission Council,

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