Employment Statistics
Class of 2010
Class of 2011
| Employed At Nine Months After Graduation | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Employed |
277 |
93.58 |
290 |
94.16 |
|
Seeking Work |
11 |
3.72 |
7 |
2.27 |
|
NOT seeking work at this time |
6 |
2.02 |
7 |
2.27 |
|
UNKNOWN |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
0.65 |
|
Enrolled in Full-Time Degree Program |
2 |
0.68 |
4 |
1.30 |
|
Total Graduates (100% of graduates are accounted for) |
296 |
310 |
||
| Job Type | ||||
|
Law Firm |
182 |
65.70 |
154 |
53.10 |
|
Judicial Clerkship |
26 |
9.39 |
37 |
12.76 |
|
Government |
24 |
8.66 |
30 |
10.34 |
|
Public Interest |
34 |
12.27 |
45 |
15.52 |
|
Academic |
6 |
2.18 |
6 |
2.07 |
|
Business |
5 |
1.80 |
18 |
6.21 |
| Employment Requirements/Full-Time vs. Part-Time | ||||
|
Bar admission required/Full-time |
259 |
93.84 |
263 |
90.69 |
|
Bar admission required/Part-time |
7 |
2.54 |
4 |
1.38 |
|
JD preferred/Full-time |
6 |
2.17 |
8 |
2.76 |
|
JD preferred/Part-time |
3 |
1.09 |
4 |
1.38 |
|
Professional other/Full-time |
1 |
0.36 |
7 |
2.41 |
|
Professional other/Part-time |
1 |
0.36 |
4 |
1.38 |
| Terms of Hire |
|
|
||
|
Permanent |
263 |
273 |
||
|
Short-term Law School Funded |
1 |
11 |
||
|
Other Short-Term |
13 |
6 |
||
| Jobs By Region |
277 |
100 |
290 |
100 |
|
New England |
4 |
1.44 |
4 |
1.38 |
|
Mid-Atlantic |
37 |
13.36 |
17 |
5.86 |
|
East North Central |
9 |
3.25 |
7 |
2.41 |
|
West North Central |
2 |
0.72 |
2 |
0.69 |
|
South Atlantic |
36 |
13.00 |
32 |
11.03 |
|
East South Central |
1 |
0.36 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
West South Central |
5 |
1.81 |
5 |
1.72 |
|
Mountain |
7 |
2.53 |
14 |
4.83 |
|
Pacific |
171 |
61.73 |
202 |
69.66 |
|
INTERNATIONAL |
5 |
1.81 |
7 |
2.41 |
| Breakdown of Law Firm Jobs By Firm Size |
182 |
65.70 |
154 |
53.1 |
|
2 to 10 attorneys |
13 |
7.14 |
13 |
8.44 |
|
11 to 25 attorneys |
4 |
2.20 |
5 |
3.25 |
|
26 to 50 attorneys |
4 |
2.20 |
5 |
3.25 |
|
51 to 100 attorneys |
2 |
1.10 |
1 |
0.65 |
|
101 to 250 attorneys |
12 |
6.59 |
11 |
7.14 |
|
251 to 500 attorneys |
19 |
10.44 |
27 |
17.53 |
|
501 or more attorneys |
122 |
67.03 |
92 |
59.74 |
|
Solo Practice |
6 |
3.30 |
0 |
0.00 |
| Breakdown of Government Jobs By Government Level |
24 |
8.66 |
30 |
10.34 |
|
Federal |
17 |
70.83 |
16 |
53.33 |
|
Local |
4 |
16.67 |
8 |
26.67 |
|
Other |
1 |
4.17 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
State |
2 |
8.33 |
6 |
20.00 |
| Breakdown of Judicial Clerkships By Type of Court |
Students (30)* |
Alums (28)** |
Students (45)*** |
Alums (22)**** |
|
US Supreme Court |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
U.S. Circuit Courts |
13 |
12 |
15 |
10 |
|
U.S. District Courts |
8 |
12 |
21 |
10 |
|
Other Federal (incl. Bankruptcy, Tax, Armed Forces) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
State Supreme Courts |
3 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
|
Other State Courts |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
*Includes student clerkship placements for the 2011-12 term |
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|
**28 alums obtained clerkships in the 2009-10 hiring season |
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|
***Includes student clerkship placements for the 2012-13 term |
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|
****22 alums obtained clerkships in 2010-11 hiring season |
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| Salaries |
Percent |
Percent |
||
|
Number of Salaries Reported |
231 |
83% |
229 |
79% |
|
25th Percentile |
$63,000 |
$62,000 |
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|
Median |
$160,000 |
$145,000 |
||
|
75th Percentile |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
||
|
Average |
$123,421 |
$115,638 |
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| Salaries in Selected Job Types | ||||
|
Private Practice |
(165 salaries reported out of 182 total) |
(142 salaries reported out of 154 total) |
||
|
25th Percentile |
$160,000 |
$145,000 |
||
|
Median |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
||
|
75th Percentile |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
||
|
Average |
$149,370 |
$148,718 |
||
|
Judicial Clerk |
(26 salaries reported out of 26 total) |
(37 salaries reported out of 37 total) |
||
|
25th Percentile |
$55,000 |
$50,000 |
||
|
Median |
$60,000 |
$55,000 |
||
|
75th Percentile |
$60,247 |
$62,000 |
||
|
Average |
$57,288 |
$57,170 |
||
|
Government |
(17 salaries reported out of 24 total) |
(21 salaries reported out of 30 total) |
||
|
25th Percentile |
$60,900 |
$62,000 |
||
|
Median |
$62,467 |
$67,000 |
||
|
75th Percentile |
$68,000 |
$74,936 |
||
|
Average |
$64,825 |
$65,924 |
||
|
Public Interest |
(18 salaries reported out of 34 total) |
(23 salaries reported out of 45 total) |
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|
25th Percentile |
$35,000 |
$40,068 |
||
|
Median |
$41,000 |
$46,000 |
||
|
75th Percentile |
$46,000 |
$50,000 |
||
|
Average |
$42,325 |
$46,805 |
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