Employment Statistics

Please click on the following links to view the ABA’s Employment Summary for graduates (click years to view PDFs):
2022 · 2023 · 2024

In addition, we have compiled the following complementary statistics below that may be useful.

Class of 2024

Employed At Nine Months After Graduation

Number Percent
Employed  404 99
Seeking Work 0
NOT seeking work at this time 1 < 1
Unknown 1 < 1
Enrolled in Full-Time Degree Program 2 < 1
Not working – start date deferred 0
Total Graduates 408

 

Job Type

Number Percent
Law Firm 259 64
Judicial Clerkship (More detailed statistics) 51 12.6
Government 19 4.7
Public Interest 68 16.8
Academic 0
Education 2 < 1
Business 5 1.2
Military 1 < 1

 

Employment Requirements/Full-time vs. Part-time

Number Percent
Bar admission required/Full-time 397 98.26
Bar admission required/Part-time 0
JD preferred/Full-time 5 1.2
JD preferred/Part-time 1 < 1
Professional other/Full-time 0
Professional other/Part-time 1 < 1
Non-Professional other/Full-time 0
Non-Professional other/Part-time 0

 

Terms of Hire

Number
Permanent (and not law school funded)  382
Short-term Law School Funded 2
Other Short-term 1
Long-term Law School Funded 19

 

Jobs by Region

Number Percent
New England 9 2.23
Mid-Atlantic (includes New York) 61 15.1
East North Central 9 2.23
West North Central 3 < 1
South Atlantic (includes Washington, DC) 32 7.92
East South Central 1 < 1
West South Central 13 3.2
Mountain 13 3.2
Pacific (includes California)  260 64.36
INTERNATIONAL 2 < 1
US Territories  1 < 1

 

Breakdown of Law Firm Jobs by Firm Size

Number Percent
1 to 10 attorneys 5 1.93
11 to 25 attorneys  5 1.93
26 to 50 attorneys  2 < 1
51 to 100 attorneys  6 2.32
101 to 250 attorneys  8 3.09
251 to 500 attorneys 20 7.72
501 or more attorneys  213 82.24
Solo Practice  0
Unknown  0

 

Salaries

Number Percent
Number of Salaries Reported 395 96.81
25th Percentile  $85,000
Median $215,000
75th Percentile  $225,000
Average $167,195

Salaries in Selected Job Types

Private Practice

(258 salaries reported out of 259 total, or 99.61%)
25th Percentile $215,000
Median $225,000
75th Percentile $225,000
Average  $213,754

Judicial Clerkship

(47 salaries reported out of 51 total, or 92.16%)
25th Percentile $74,000
Median $80,000
75th Percentile $86,000
Average  $78,174

Government

(18 salaries reported out of 18 total*, or 100%)
*Does not include military.
25th Percentile $73,635
Median $90,155
75th Percentile $102,000
Average  $89,090

Public Interest

(67 salaries reported out of 68 total, or 98.5%)
25th Percentile $65,000
Median $72,000
75th Percentile $81,425
Average  $74,971

 


Class of 2023

Employed At Nine Months After Graduation

Number Percent
Employed  317 94.34
Seeking Work 10 2.98
NOT seeking work at this time 2 0.6
Unknown 1 0.3
Enrolled in Full-Time Degree Program 4 1.19
Not working – start date deferred 2 0.6
Total Graduates 336

 

Job Type

Number Percent
Law Firm 201 63.41
Judicial Clerkship (More detailed statistics) 38 12
Government 18 5.68
Public Interest 57 18
Academic 0 0
Education 2 0.06
Business 1 0.03
Military 3 0.09

 

Employment Requirements/Full-time vs. Part-time

Number Percent
Bar admission required/Full-time 308 97.16
Bar admission required/Part-time 1 0.32
JD preferred/Full-time 5 1.58
JD preferred/Part-time 1 0.32
Professional other/Full-time 1 0.32
Professional other/Part-time 0 0
Non-Professional other/Full-time 0 0
Non-Professional other/Part-time 1 0.32

 

Terms of Hire

Number
Permanent (and not law school funded)  303
Short-term Law School Funded 1
Other Short-term 2
Long-term Law School Funded 11

 

Jobs by Region

Number Percent
New England 2 0.63
Mid-Atlantic (includes New York) 32 10.09
East North Central 2 0.63
West North Central 4 1.26
South Atlantic (includes Washington, DC) 24 7.57
East South Central 1 0.32
West South Central 4 1.26
Mountain 7 2.21
Pacific (includes California)  238 75.08
INTERNATIONAL 3 0.95
US Territories  0 0

 

Breakdown of Law Firm Jobs by Firm Size

Number Percent
1 to 10 attorneys 7 3.48
11 to 25 attorneys  3 1.49
26 to 50 attorneys  5 2.49
51 to 100 attorneys  8 3.98
101 to 250 attorneys  8 3.98
251 to 500 attorneys 14 6.97
501 or more attorneys  156 77.61
Solo Practice  0 0
Unknown  0 0

 

Salaries

Number Percent
Number of Salaries Reported 293 87.46
25th Percentile  $80,000
Median $215,000
75th Percentile  $215,000
Average $161,040

Salaries in Selected Job Types

Private Practice

(193 salaries reported out of 201 total, or 96.02%)
25th Percentile $215,000
Median $215,000
75th Percentile $215,000
Average  $205,272

Judicial Clerkship

(31 salaries reported out of 38 total, or 81.58%)
25th Percentile $68,000
Median $72,000
75th Percentile $78,307
Average  $72,266

Government

(15 salaries reported out of 18 total, or 83.33%)
25th Percentile $74,975
Median $86,000
75th Percentile $99,896
Average  $89,944

Public Interest

(53 salaries reported out of 57 total, or 92.98%)
25th Percentile $65,000
Median $72,000
75th Percentile $79,000
Average  $73,053

 


Class of 2022

Employed At Nine Months After Graduation

Number Percent
Employed  346 96.38
Seeking Work 6 1.68
NOT seeking work at this time 0 0
Unknown 1 0.28
Enrolled in Full-Time Degree Program 2 0.56
Not working – start date deferred 4 1.12
Total Graduates 359

 

Job Type

Number Percent
Law Firm 232 67.05
Judicial Clerkship (More detailed statistics) 36 10.40
Government 20 5.78
Public Interest 55 15.90
Academic 0 0
Education 1 0.29
Business 2 0.58
Military 0 0

 

Employment Requirements/Full-time vs. Part-time

Number Percent
Bar admission required/Full-time 342 98.84
Bar admission required/Part-time 1 0.29
JD preferred/Full-time 3 0.87
JD preferred/Part-time 0 0
Professional other/Full-time 0 0
Professional other/Part-time 0 0
Non-Professional other/Full-time 0 0
Non-Professional other/Part-time 0 0

 

Terms of Hire

Number
Permanent (and not law school funded)  326
Short-term Law School Funded 2
Other Short-term 5
Long-term Law School Funded 18

 

Jobs by Region

Number Percent
New England 2 0.58
Mid-Atlantic (includes New York) 51 14.74
East North Central 3 0.87
West North Central 0 0
South Atlantic (includes Washington, DC) 33 9.54
East South Central 3 0.87
West South Central 10 2.89
Mountain 15 4.34
Pacific (includes California)  225 65.03
INTERNATIONAL 4 1.16
US Territories  0 0

 

Breakdown of Law Firm Jobs by Firm Size

Number Percent
1 to 10 attorneys 5 2.16
11 to 25 attorneys  2 0.86
26 to 50 attorneys  7 3.02
51 to 100 attorneys  9 3.88
101 to 250 attorneys  8 3.45
251 to 500 attorneys 9 3.88
501 or more attorneys  192 82.76
Solo Practice  0 0
Unknown  0 0

 

Salaries

Number Percent
Number of Salaries Reported 327 91.34
25th Percentile  $74,000
Median $205,000
75th Percentile  $215,000
Average $162,456

Salaries in Selected Job Types

Private Practice

(224 salaries reported out of 232 total, or 96.55%)
25th Percentile $205,000
Median $215,000
75th Percentile $215,000
Average  $205,259

Judicial Clerkship

(32 salaries reported out of 36 total, or 88.89%)
25th Percentile $59,250
Median $67,000
75th Percentile $70,000
Average  $65,256

Government

(17 salaries reported out of 20 total, or 85%)
25th Percentile $73,000
Median $79,272
75th Percentile $83,318
Average  $78,817

Public Interest

(52 salaries, reported out of 55 total, or 94.55%)
25th Percentile $59,893
Median $65,000
75th Percentile $72,000
Average  $64,999

 


The above tables were prepared in part from information provided by NALP, the Association for Legal Career Professionals.

Per Interpretation 509-2 of Standard 509, law schools may choose to publicize additional employment outcome data beyond what the Employment Protocols require. This additional data, per Standard 509, must be “complete, accurate, and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.” The following additional employment outcome data has not been, and will not be, audited by the ABA. It is meant to supplement the annual ABA Employment Summary Report, which reflects the employment status of members of each graduating class as of the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School.