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Within nine months of graduating, 96.69 percent (321 of 332) of the class of 2007 who were seeking employment were employed.

Class of 2007 Total
Total in Class 345
Unknown Employment Status 1
Not Seeking Employment 8
Enrolled in Full-Time Degree Program 4
Total Seeking Employment 332
Employed 321
Unemployed, Seeking Employment 11

 

 

Employment by Categories

  Total Percent
Private Practice 123 38.32%
Self-Employed 6
2 to 10 57
11 to 25 19
26 to 50 10
51 to 100 8
101 to 250 15
251 to 500 3
501 + 4
Firm size unknown 1
Business and Industry (includes in-house legal) 99 30.84%
Accounting Firm 4
Banking/Financial 7  
Legal Temporary Agency 23
Insurance Company 3  
Management Consulting Firm 4
Publishing House 10
Technology/E-Commerce 6  
Other Business 42
Government (includes military) 22 6.85%
Federal Level 3
State Level 11
Local Level 8
Judicial Clerkship 42 13.08%
Federal Clerkship 1  
State Clerkship 41  
Local Clerkship 0  
Public Interest 22 6.85%
Academic 1 .31%
Not Specified 12 3.74%

Salary Survey

Of the 223 graduates who reported their salary information, average private practice salary was $75,663, while the overall average salary was $62,227.

  Low Median High Average
Private Practice $24,000 $65,000 $160,000 $75,663
2 to 10 $24,000 $52,000 $85,000 $52,760
11 to 25 $40,000 $66,500 $125,000 $70,324
26 to 50 $48,000 $63,500 $100,000 $71,056
51 to 100 $50,000 $102,500 $145,000 $107,000
101 to 250 $65,000 $120,000 $125,000 $108,000
251 to 500 $100,000 $120,000 $160,000 $126,667
500 + $120,000 $120,000 $120,000 $120,000
Business and Industry
(includes in-house legal)
$35,000 $55,000 $140,,000 $61,029
Government (includes military) $35,712 $43,595 $82,000 $46,217
Judicial Clerkship $35,712 $42,000 $55,000 $42,546
Academic & Public Interest $22,100 $42,000 $130,000 $47,468