Legal Career Paths – Employment Statistics 2009

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Gender Reported
Note: Categories with no graduates reported are not shown. A minimum of five salaries is required for each salary analysis.

	Number Reported	% of Reported	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Reported: 138

Woman	48	35.3	21	48,000	58,000	130,000	81,434
Men	88	64.7	38	73,500	130,000	145,000	113,921
Subtotal	136	100.0

Race Reported
Minority	27	19.6	8	100,000	145,000	145,000	127,500
Non-minority	111	80.4	51	55,000	95,000	138,000	98,414
Subtotal	138	100.0

Gender & Race Reported
Minority Women	9	6.6
Minority Men	16	11.8	5	145,000	145,000	145,000	141,000
Non-minority Women	39	28.7	18	48,000	55,000	130,000	77,507
Non-minority Men	72	52.9	33	72,000	120,000	145,000	109,818
Subtotal	136	100.0

Employment Status Known
Bar Passage Required	77	61.6	53	58,000	110,000	145,000	103,729
JD Preferred	7	5.6	*	*	*	*	*
Other Professional	14	11.2	5	37,500	78,000	145,000	91,300
Non-professional	4	3.2	*	*	*	*	*
Pursuing Degree FT	5	4.0	*	*	*	*	*
Unemployed-Seeking	16	12.8	*	*	*	*	*
Unemployed-Not Seeking	2	1.6	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	125	100.0

Total Employed or Degree Seeking
Pursuing Degree FT	5	4.0	*	*	*	*	*
Employed	102	81.6	59	58,000	110,000	145,000	102,358
Subtotal	107	85.6

Employed by Sector
Private Sector	80	78.4	48	75,750	132,500	145,000	113,833
Public Sector	22	21.6	11	48,000	51,000	58,000	52,284
Subtotal	102	100.0

FT/PT Jobs
Note: Categories with no graduates reported are not shown. Categories for unknown job and employer types are not shown. A minimum of five salaries are required for each salary analysis.
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	Number Reported	% of Reported	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean

Bar Passage Required-FT	75	73.5	*	*	*	*	*
Bar Passage Required-PT	2	2.0	*	*	*	*	*
JD Preferred-FT	6	5.9	*	*	*	*	*
JD Preferred-PT	1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*
Other Professional-FT	14	13.7	*	*	*	*	*
Non-professional-FT	2	2.0	*	*	*	*	*
Non-professional-PT	2	2.0	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	102	100.0	*	*	*	*	*

Employment Categories
Academic	5	4.9	*	*	*	*	*
Business	18	17.6	*	*	*	*	*
Judicial Clerk	5	4.9	5	48,000	48,000	48,000	47,625
Private Practice	62	60.8	44	82,500	135,000	145,000	117,398
Government	5	4.9	*	*	*	*	*
Public Interest	7	6.9	5	51,000	55,000	58,000	52,400
Subtotal	102	100.0

Business Jobs
Bar Passage Required	5	27.8	*	*	*	*	*
JD Preferred	5	27.8	*	*	*	*	*
Other Professional	5	27.8	*	*	*	*	*
Non-professional	3	16.7	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	18	100.0

Size of Firm
2-10	18	29.0	8	46,500	75,000	97,500	73,000
11-25	3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*
26-50	4	6.5	*	*	*	*	*
51-100	10	16.1	10	120,000	145,000	145,000	125,850
101-250	12	19.4	11	125,000	138,000	145,000	130,000
251-500	2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*
501+	6	9.7	6	145,000	160,000	160,000	155,000
Unknown Size	4	6.5	*	*	*	*	*
Solo	3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	62	100.0

Jobs Taken by Region
Note: Categories with no graduates reported are not shown. A minimum of five salaries are required for each salary analysis. Data prepared by NALP (the National Association for Law Placement), June 2010.
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	Number Reported	% of Reported	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean

Foreign	1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*
New England	34	33.7	19	48,000	65,000	135,000	87,270
Mid-Atlantic	21	20.8	10	55,000	77,500	160,000	99,450
E North Central	5	5.0	*	*	*	*	*
W North Central	1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*
South Atlantic	25	24.8	18	110,000	138,000	145,000	121,167
E South Central	1	1.0	*	*	*	*	*
W South Central	2	2.0	*	*	*	*	*
Mountain	4	4.0
Pacific	7	6.9	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	101	100.0

Location of Jobs
In-State	21	20.8	9	48,000	51,624	62,000	56,903
Out of State	80	79.2	50	71,000	127,500	145,000	110,540
Subtotal	101	100.0

# States w/Employed Grads
	24	*	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	24

Timing of Job Offer
After Bar Results	24	24.5	*	*	*	*	*
Before Graduation	62	63.3	*	*	*	*	*
Before Bar Results	12	12.2	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	98	100.0

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