Balancing class, studying, and life outside of McCollum Hall is difficult to do during your first semester of law school without having to worry about job applications, interviews, and other employment-related things. To ensure that you do not worry about these things during your first couple of months as a law student, the National Association for Legal Professionals (NALP) has implemented national “blackout” dates that regulate 1L student contact with employers and the law school CSO. http://law.unl.edu/career/nalp_general.shtml#summer1st.