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Employment Data

Class of 2007

Employment (In-State vs. Out-of-State)


Employment by Geographic Region


Employment by Type of Employer


Employment Rate


Job Offer Sources



Private Practice Salaries By Employer Size For 2007 Graduates
Minimum 25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile Maximum
2 - 10 Attys 44,000.00 $47,250.00 $53,000.00 $61,000.00 $92,500.00
11 - 25 Attys $57,000.00 NA
$70,000.00 NA
$70,000.00
26 - 50 Attys $55,000.00 $70,000.00 $100,000.00 $125,000.00 $130,000.00
51 - 100 Attys $56,000.00 $61,500.00 $72,000.00 $107,500.00 $145,000.00
101 - 250 Attys $75,000.00 $105,000.00 $115,000.00 $127,500.00 $160,000.00
251 - 500 Attys $90,000.00 $105,000.00 $115,000.00 $117,500.00 $145,000.00
501 or more Attys $100,000.00 $132,500.00 $145,000.00 $160,000.00 $165,000.00
Government Salaries by Employer Type For 2007 Graduates
Minimum 25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile Maximum
Federal $52,000.00 NA
$55,000.00 NA
$55,000.00
Military Federal $45,000.00 NA
NA
NA
$57,600.00
State $46,000.00 $47,088.00 $48,000.00 $53,750.00 $65,000.00
Local $43,000.00 NA
$45,500.00 NA
$66,000.00
Judicial Clerkship Federal $40,500.00 $48,375.00 $53,500.00 $55,925.00 $56,000.00
Judicial Clerkship State $34,000.00 $38,000.00 $42,000.00 $42,2500.00 $48,000.00
Public Defender or Appellate Defender $45,000.00 $46,250.00 $47,000.00 $48,134.00 $50,000.00
Business Salaries by Employer Type For 2007 Graduates
Minimum 25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile Maximum
Accounting $62,000.00 NA
NA
NA
$72,000.00
Banking/Finance $200,000.00 NA NA
NA
$200,000.00
Other $55,000.00 NA NA
NA
$85,000.00

Public Interest Salaries by Employer Type For 2007 Graduates
Minimum 25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile Maximum
Civil Legal Services $35,727.00 $35,727.00
$36,750.00 $39,875.00 $47,000.00
Policy/ Advocacy $40,000.00 NA
NA NA
$60,000.00

The salary data set for the above has no predictive value and does not guarantee the type of job or salary an "average" law graduate receives. Job offers and salaries offered vary from year to year and are dependent on many factors such as law school academic performance, the strength of the economy, employers' hiring criteria, and the competitiveness of the legal job market.

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