Employment Statistics

2012 | 2011| 2010 | 2006-2009

JD and JD-MBA Class of 2010

Employed at Nine Months Out	Number	Percent
Employed	268	94%
Seeking	5	2%
Not Seeking	3	1%
Enrolled in Academic Program	6	2%
Status Unknown	3	1%
Total Class Size	285

Employment by Type	Number	Percent1
Law Firm	166	62%
2-10	5	2%
11-25	1	<1%
26-50	3	1%
51-100	8	3%
101-250	13	5%
251-500	21	8%
501+	115	43%
Unknown size	0	0%
Judicial Clerkship	29	11%
Business/Industry	26	10%
Public Interest/Government	27	10%
Academic	2	<1%
Law School Funded (Short-Term)	8	3%
Other Short-Term	9	3%
Employer Type Unknown	1	<1%
1Employment percentages based upon the total number of graduates known to be employed

Employment Requirements	Total	Full-Time	Part-Time
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated	225	223	2
JD Preferred	36	26	10
Professional - Other	6	5	1
Non-Professional	1	0	1
Employment Type Unknown	0	0	0

Judicial Clerkships, 2009 - 2010 Hiring Season (321 Students, 18 Alumni)	Number
U.S. Supreme Court	1
Circuit Court of Appeals	18
Federal District Court	18
State Trial Court and Appellate Court	4
State Supreme Court	4
Bankruptcy Court & Article 1 Federal Court	3
International	2
1Includes three clerkships coming 2011 or later

Employment by Geography

Geographic Distribution of Recruiters

Salary Information	Number	Percent
Number and Percent of Employed Reporting Salaries	233/268	87%
Number and Percent of Total Class Reporting Salaries	233/285	82%

Known Salaries of Employed	Number	Percent of Reporting Salaries (233)	Percent of Employed (268)	Percent of Class (285)
Less than $40,000	21	9%	8%	7%
$40,000 - $59,999	18	8%	7%	6%
$60,000 - $79,999	27	12%	10%	9%
$80,000 - $99,999	4	2%	1%	1%
$100,000 - $119,999	10	4%	4%	4%
$120,000 - $139,999	10	4%	4%	4%
$140,000 - $159,999	10	4%	4%	4%
$160,000+	133	57%	50%	47%
Employed and Not Reporting	35	15%	13%	12%

Salary by Selected Job Sectors1	25th Percentile	Median Salary	75th Percentile	# Reporting Salary	# Employed in Category (Percent Reporting)
Law Firm	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	159	166 (96%)
Solo	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2-10	< 5 reported	< 5 reported	< 5 reported	2	5 (40%)
11-25	< 5 reported	< 5 reported	< 5 reported	1	1 (100%)
26-50	< 5 reported	< 5 reported	< 5 reported	2	3 (67%)
51-100	$116,250	$152,500	$160,000	8	8 (100%)
101-250	$120,000	$145,000	$160,000	11	13 (85%)
251-500	$145,000	$160,000	$160,000	21	21 (100%)
501+	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	114	115 (99%)
Unknown size	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Judicial Clerkship	$60,000	$60,000	$60,000	28	29 (97%)
Business/Industry	<$40,000	$95,000	$112,500	11	26 (42%)
Public Interest/Government	$40,000	$45,500	$53,400	12	23 (52%)
1Based upon salaries of full-time, long-term employed graduates.

Bar Passage Rate	Percent
Bar passage	96%

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