Employment Data for Recent Graduates

The information in the tables below is as of 10 months after graduation. This data was reported to the ABA and/or NALP according to their reporting guidelines.

Related: Career Development Facts and Statistics | Map: Where Our Graduates Go | Clerkships by Term and Location | Prominent Alumni | Bar Passage Data for Recent Graduates

ABA Employment Summary Reports

Class of 2024 | Class of 2023 | Class of 2022 

Employment Status

 202420232022
Employed29598.7%28299.3%32298.5%
Pursuing Graduate Degree00%00%20.6%
Start Date Deferred10.3%10.4%00%
Not Seeking Employment00%00%00%
Seeking Employment20.7%00%10.3%
Unknown10.3%10.4%20.6%
TOTAL GRADUATES299 284 327 
Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above)103.3%62.1%72.1%

Employment by Industry/Sector

 202420232022
Law Firms20870.5%20974.1%23974.2%
Judicial Clerkships4916.6%4415.6%5115.8%
Government196.4%93.2%134.0%
Public Interest175.8%207.1%154.7%
Business/Industry20.7%00%41.2%
Academia00%00%00%
Unknown00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES295 282 322 

Employment Type

 202420232022
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated29399.3%28199.6%31999.1%
J.D. Preferred20.7%10.4%30.9%
Professional Other00%00%00%
Nonprofessional Other00%00%00%
Undeterminable00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES295 282 322 
Full-time, Long-term295100%282100%322100%
Full-time, Short-term00%00%00%
Part-time, Long-term00%00%00%
Part-time, Short-term00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES295 282 322 

Law Firm Employment

FIRM SIZE202420232022
501+ Attorneys18086.5%18588.5%18778.2%
251-500115.3%83.8%229.2%
101-25041.9%73.3%83.3%
51-10052.4%31.4%93.8%
26-5031.4%31.4%52.1%
11-2531.4%21.0%62.5%
2-1021.0%10.5%20.8%
100%00%00%
Unknown00%00%00%
TOTAL LAW FIRM GRADUATES208 209 239 

Judicial Clerkship Employment

CLERKSHIP TYPE202420232022
Federal Courts4591.8%3988.6%4282.4%
State, Local and Territorial Courts48.2%511.4%917.6%
Tribal and International Courts00%00%00%
TOTAL JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP GRADUATES49 44 51 

See also: Clerkships by Term and Location

Salaries

PRIVATE SECTOR (Law Firms and Business/Industry)202420232022
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$215,000
Median$225,000$225,000$215,000
25th Percentile$225,000$225,000$215,000
Total Graduates in This Category210209243
Salaries Reported210209240
Response Rate100%100%98.8%
PUBLIC SECTOR (Judicial Clerkships, Government, Public Interest and Academia)202420232022
75th Percentile$82,491$76,788$78,592
Median$73,939$71,960$69,878
25th Percentile$68,499$69,107$69,107
Total Graduates in This Category857379
Salaries Reported827279
Response Rate96.5%98.6%100%
ALL SECTORS202420232022
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$215,000
Median$225,000$225,000$215,000
25th Percentile$84,900$86,450$109,818
Total Graduates in This Category295282322
Salaries Reported292281319
Response Rate99.0%99.6%99.1%
Graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows are included in Public Sector.

Employment Locations

Map of Employment Locations
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 202420232022
New York8629.2%7325.9%8827.3%
District of Columbia8328.1%6623.4%6419.9%
Virginia237.8%279.6%257.8%
Texas227.5%248.5%4514.0%
California 165.4%279.6%237.1%
All Other States6522.0%6422.7%7322.7%
International00%10.4%41.2%
Unknown00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES295 282 322 

Bar Passage Data for Recent Graduates