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
Career Brochure (Aggregate Data for Classes of 2019-21, Including Employers Listed by Location and Court District)
ABA Employment Summary Reports
Class of 2021 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2019
Employment Status
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Employed | 312 | 98.1% | 311 | 98.7% | 283 | 99.0% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Start Date Deferred | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Seeking Employment | 4 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL GRADUATES | 318 | 315 | 286 | |||
| Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above) | 13 | 4.1% | 11 | 3.5% | 7 | 2.4% |
Employment by Industry/Sector
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Law Firms | 214 | 68.6% | 216 | 69.5% | 196 | 69.3% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 63 | 20.2% | 63 | 20.3% | 58 | 20.5% |
| Government | 19 | 6.1% | 13 | 4.2% | 13 | 4.6% |
| Public Interest | 16 | 5.1% | 15 | 4.8% | 8 | 2.8% |
| Business/Industry | 0 | 0% | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.5% |
| Academia | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 312 | 311 | 283 | |||
Employment Type
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| Bar Admission Required/Anticipated | 311 | 99.7% | 307 | 98.7% | 277 | 97.9% |
| J.D. Preferred | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.1% |
| Professional Other | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Nonprofessional Other | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Undeterminable | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 312 | 311 | 283 | |||
| Full-time, Long-term | 309 | 99.0% | 308 | 99.0% | 280 | 98.9% |
| Full-time, Short-term | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Part-time, Long-term | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Part-time, Short-term | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 312 | 311 | 283 | |||
Law Firm Employment
| FIRM SIZE | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||
| 501+ Attorneys | 178 | 83.2% | 183 | 84.7% | 161 | 82.1% |
| 251-500 | 11 | 5.1% | 15 | 6.9% | 14 | 7.1% |
| 101-250 | 6 | 2.8% | 8 | 3.7% | 4 | 2.0% |
| 51-100 | 7 | 3.3% | 3 | 1.4% | 7 | 3.6% |
| 26-50 | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% |
| 11-25 | 5 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% |
| 2-10 | 6 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.6% |
| 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| TOTAL LAW FIRM GRADUATES | 214 | 216 | 196 | |||
Judicial Clerkship Employment
| CLERKSHIP TYPE | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |||
| Federal Courts | 50 | 79.4% | 55 | 87.3% | 45 | 77.6% |
| State, Local and Territorial Courts | 13 | 20.6% | 8 | 12.7% | 13 | 22.4% |
| Tribal and International Courts | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | ||
| TOTAL JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP GRADUATES | 63 | 63 | 58 | |||
See also: Clerkships by Term and Location
Salaries
| ALL SECTORS | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| 75th Percentile | $215,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Median | $210,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $72,750 | $72,750 | $73,096 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 312 | 311 | 283 |
| Salaries Reported | 307 | 307 | 281 |
| Response Rate | 98.4% | 98.7% | 99.3% |
| PRIVATE SECTOR (Law Firms and Business/Industry) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| 75th Percentile | $215,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Median | $215,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $205,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 214 | 220 | 203 |
| Salaries Reported | 211 | 216 | 201 |
| Response Rate | 98.6% | 98.2% | 99.0% |
| PUBLIC SECTOR (Judicial Clerkships, Government, Public Interest and Academia) | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
| 75th Percentile | $72,344 | $69,790 | $70,045 |
| Median | $66,773 | $64,649 | $64,009 |
| 25th Percentile | $61,482 | $63,985 | $61,971 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 98 | 91 | 80 |
| Salaries Reported | 96 | 91 | 80 |
| Response Rate | 98.0% | 100% | 100% |
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Graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows are included in Public Sector.
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Employment Locations
Map of Employment Locations
Map of Clerkship Locations
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
| District of Columbia | 77 | 24.7% | 76 | 24.4% | 60 | 21.2% |
| New York | 69 | 22.1% | 77 | 24.8% | 67 | 23.7% |
| Texas | 31 | 9.9% | 27 | 8.7% | 28 | 9.9% |
| Virginia | 28 | 9.0% | 27 | 8.7% | 30 | 10.6% |
| California | 28 | 9.0% | 22 | 7.1% | 17 | 6.0% |
| All Other States | 78 | 25.0% | 82 | 26.4% | 81 | 28.6% |
| International | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 312 | 311 | 283 | |||
