Employment Data for Recent Graduates

Information as of nine months after graduation. This data was reported to the ABA and/or NALP according to their reporting guidelines.

Related: Career Services Facts and Statistics | Map: Where Our Graduates Go | Clerkships Map

Employment Status

	2011		2010		2009		2008
Employed	369	97.9%	367	98.1%	396	97.8%	398	98.8%
Pursuing Graduate Degree	5	1.3%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	3	0.7%
Seeking Employment	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%
Not Seeking Employment	0	0%	3	0.8%	3	0.7%	0	0%
Unknown	1	0.3%	1	0.3%	4	1.0%	0	0%
TOTAL GRADUATES	377		374		405		403

Employment by Industry/Sector

	2011		2010		2009		2008
Law Firms	197	53.4%	225	61.3%	285	72.0%	305	76.6%
Judicial Clerkships	61	16.5%	52	14.2%	52	13.1%	54	13.6%
Government	53	14.4%	50	13.6%	30	7.6%	18	4.5%
Public Interest	42	11.4%	27	7.4%	15	3.8%	15	3.8%
Business/Industry	13	3.5%	10	2.7%	11	2.8%	5	1.3%
Academia	3	0.8%	3	0.8%	3	0.8%	1	0.3%
Unknown	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%	0	0%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES	369		367		396		398
Number of graduates receiving funding from one of the Law School's public service fellowship programs	64	17.3%	40	10.9%	19	4.8%	7	1.8%

Employment Type

	2011		2010		2009		2008
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated	361	97.8%	349	95.1%	387	97.7%	393	98.7%
J.D. Preferred	5	1.4%	14	3.8%	9	2.3%	4	1.0%
Professional Other	2	0.5%	1	0.3%	0	0%	1	0.3%
Nonprofessional Other	1	0.3%	3	0.8%	0	0%	0	0%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES	369		367		396		398
Full-time, Long-term	364	98.6%	*	*	*	*	*	*
Full-time, Short-term	2	0.5%	*	*	*	*	*	*
Part-time, Long-term	2	0.5%	*	*	*	*	*	*
Part-time, Short-term	1	0.3%	*	*	*	*	*	*
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES	369		*		*		*

*Note: The ABA did not require the collection and reporting of this data until 2011.

Law Firm Employment

FIRM SIZE	2011		2010		2009		2008
501+ Attorneys	96	48.7%	142	63.1%	211	74.0%	216	70.8%
251-500	31	15.7%	35	15.6%	29	10.2%	43	14.1%
101-250	14	7.1%	13	5.8%	26	9.1%	23	7.5%
51-100	23	11.7%	7	3.1%	7	2.5%	9	3.0%
26-50	11	5.6%	0	0%	2	0.7%	3	1.0%
11-25	5	2.5%	3	1.3%	2	0.7%	5	1.6%
2-10	15	7.6%	22	9.8%	2	0.7%	1	0.3%
1	0	0%	1	0.4%	0	0%	0	0%
Unknown	2	1.0%	2	0.9%	6	2.1%	5	1.6%
TOTAL LAW FIRM GRADUATES	197		225		285		305

Salaries

PRIVATE SECTOR	2011	2010	2009	2008
75th Percentile	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000
Median	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000
25th Percentile	$125,000	$135,000	$160,000	$160,000
Total Graduates in This Category	210	235	296	310
Salaries Reported	191	214	*	*
Response Rate	91.0%	91.1%	86%	89%
PUBLIC SECTOR (Excluding Law School Fellowships)	2011	2010	2009	2008
75th Percentile	$59,000	$62,000	*	*
Median	$57,000	$57,400	*	*
25th Percentile	$50,000	$53,600	*	*
Total Graduates in This Category	95	92	*	*
Salaries Reported	69	61	*	*
Response Rate	72.6%	66.3%	*	*
In 2011, the 64 graduates in the Law School's public service fellowship programs earned between $27,000 and $40,000, with a median of $27,000.

*Note: In prior years, some of this data was not collected or reported.

Employment Locations

Map of Employment Locations, 2008-10
Map of Clerkship Locations, Court Terms 2008-10

	2011		2010		2009		2008
District of Columbia	90	24.4%	83	22.6%	76	19.2%	93	23.4%
New York	47	12.7%	73	19.9%	88	22.2%	75	18.8%
Virginia	73	19.8%	51	13.9%	54	13.6%	45	11.3%
California	21	5.7%	23	6.3%	23	5.8%	27	6.8%
Texas	17	4.6%	17	4.6%	21	5.3%	23	5.8%
All Other States	117	31.7%	114	31.1%	128	32.3%	126	31.7%
International	4	1.1%	6	1.6%	4	1.0%	8	2.0%
Unknown	0	0%	0	0%	2	0.5%	1	0.3%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES	369		367		396		398

First-Time Bar Passage Rate

Calendar Year of Test	2010			2009			2008
STATE	UVA Takers	UVA Pass Rate	Jurisdiction Pass Rate	UVA Takers	UVA Pass Rate	Jurisdiction Pass Rate	UVA Takers	UVA Pass Rate	Jurisdiction Pass Rate
New York	99	97.0%	84.9%	116	95.7%	86.5%	106	97.2%	89.0%
Virginia	112	91.1%	78.2%	90	92.2%	77.1%	97	97.9%	82.7%
California	26	96.2%	71.2%	33	81.8%	73.2%	37	100%	78.1%
Texas	24	100%	82.7%	18	100%	85.5%	23	91.3%	84.5%
Illinois	11	100%	89.4%	16	94.4%	90.9%	16	100%	90.9%
All Other States	39	94.9%	N/A	76	98.7%	N/A	81	100%	N/A
TOTAL FIRST-TIME TAKERS	311	94.9%		349	94.3%		360	98.1%

Note: Figures reflect all bar exam information reported to the Law School (e.g., some states do not publish results).