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Employment Statistics

Class of 2008 Summary Employment Report

The following table contains employment information for the Class of 2008 as of February 15, 2009 (nine months after graduation).

Total Number Reported: 111				Full-time Salaries
				25th		75th
	# Rept'd	% of Rept'd	# with Salary	Pct-ile	Median	Pct-ile	Mean
Gender Reported:
Women	54	48.6	29	40,000	45,000	53,000	53,229
Men	57	51.4	39	42,500	45,870	50,624	48,556
Subtotal	111	100.0
Race Reported:
Minority	19	17.1	9	41,000	45,000	50,000	52,206
Non-minority	92	82.9	59	42,000	45,870	52,000	50,296
Subtotal	111	100.0
Gender & Race Reported:
Minority Women	12	10.8	5	40,000	45,000	60,000	58,270
Minority Men	7	6.3	*	*	*	*	*
Non-minority Women	42	37.8	24	40,800	43,750	52,750	52,179
Non-minority Men	50	45.0	35	42,500	47,000	52,000	49,006
Subtotal	111	100.0
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Reqd	74	69.8	60	42,000	45,250	50,312	50,893
JD Preferred	13	12.3	7	28,750	43,000	60,000	45,393
Other Professional	5	4.7	*	*	*	*	*
Non-professional	1	0.9	*	*	*	*	*
Pursuing Degree FT	2	1.9	*	*	*	*	*
Unempl'd Seeking	8	7.5	*	*	*	*	*
Unempl'd-Not Seeking	3	2.8	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	106	100.0
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	2	1.9	*	*	*	*	*
Employed	93	87.7	68	42,000	42,250	52,000	50,549
Subtotal	95	89.6
FT/PT Jobs:
Bar Passage Reqd FT	70	75.3	*	*	*	*	*
Bar Passage Reqd PT	4	4.3	*	*	*	*	*
JD Preferred FT	10	10.8	*	*	*	*	*
JD Preferred PT	3	3.2	*	*	*	*	*
Other Professional FT	4	4.3	*	*	*	*	*
Other Professional PT	1	1.1	*	*	*	*	*
Non-professional FT	1	1.1	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	93	100.0
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	66	71.0	50	42,000	45.250	52,000	50,486
Public Sector	27	29.0	18	42,000	44,435	60,000	50,724
Subtotal	93	100.0
Employment Categories:
Academic	2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*
Business	12	12.9	6	42,000	53,500	66,000	52,500
Judicial Clerk	2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*
Private Practice	54	58.1	44	42,000	45,000	50,000	50,211
Government	18	19.4	14	42,500	46,935	60,000	53,503
Public Interest	5	5.4	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	93	100.0
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Reqd	4	33.3	*	*	*	*	*
JD Preferred	3	25.0	*	*	*	*	*
Other Professional	4	33.3	*	*	*	*	*
Non-professional	1	8.3	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	12	100.0
Size of Firm:
2-10	39	72.2	33	42,000	45,000	50,000	44,979
11-25	7	13.0	6	41,000	50,000	65,000	52,000
26-50	2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*
101-250	2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*
251-500	2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*
Solo	2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	54	100.0
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	53	98.1	44	42,000	45,000	50,000	50,211
Law Clerk	1	1.9	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	54	100.0
Jobs Taken by Region:
Foreign	2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*
E North Central	80	89.9	62	42,000	45,000	52,000	49,357
W North Central	2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*
South Atlantic	3	3.4	*	*	*	*	*
W South Central	1	1.1	*	*	*	*	*
Mountain	1	1.1	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	89	100.0
Location of Jobs:
In-State	75	84.3	57	42,000	45,500	52,000	50,002
Out-of-State	14	15.7	11	40,000	45,000	52,000	53,384
Subtotal	89	100.0
# States w/Employed Grads:
	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	11
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	37	39.8	*	*	*	*	*
Before Bar Results	20	21.5	*	*	*	*	*
After Bar Results	36	38.7	*	*	*	*	*
Subtotal	93	100

*A minimum of 5 salaries is required for salary analysis
Note: Categories with no graduates reported are not shown

Table prepared by the National Association for Law Placement, June 2009

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