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 2017-19, Including Employers Listed by Location and Court District)
ABA Employment Summary Reports
Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018
Employment Status
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| Employed | 311 | 98.7% | 283 | 99.0% | 294 | 98.3% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Start Date Deferred | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Seeking Employment | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| TOTAL GRADUATES | 315 | 286 | 299 | |||
| Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above) | 11 | 3.5% | 7 | 2.4% | 12 | 4.0% |
Employment by Industry/Sector
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| Law Firms | 216 | 69.5% | 196 | 69.3% | 210 | 71.4% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 63 | 20.3% | 58 | 20.5% | 50 | 17.0% |
| Government | 13 | 4.2% | 13 | 4.6% | 12 | 4.1% |
| Public Interest | 15 | 4.8% | 8 | 2.8% | 15 | 5.1% |
| Business/Industry | 4 | 1.3% | 7 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.0% |
| Academia | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 311 | 283 | 294 | |||
Employment Type
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| Bar Admission Required/Anticipated | 307 | 98.7% | 277 | 97.9% | 289 | 98.3% |
| J.D. Preferred | 4 | 1.3% | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Professional Other | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Nonprofessional Other | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Undeterminable | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 311 | 283 | 294 | |||
| Full-time, Long-term | 308 | 99.0% | 280 | 98.9% | 294 | 100% |
| Full-time, Short-term | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% |
| Part-time, Long-term | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% |
| Part-time, Short-term | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 311 | 283 | 294 | |||
Law Firm Employment
| FIRM SIZE | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||
| 501+ Attorneys | 183 | 84.7% | 161 | 82.1% | 180 | 85.7% |
| 251-500 | 15 | 6.9% | 14 | 7.1% | 15 | 7.1% |
| 101-250 | 8 | 3.7% | 4 | 2.0% | 9 | 4.3% |
| 51-100 | 3 | 1.4% | 7 | 3.6% | 2 | 1.0% |
| 26-50 | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% |
| 11-25 | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0% |
| 2-10 | 4 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.4% |
| 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL LAW FIRM GRADUATES | 216 | 196 | 210 | |||
Judicial Clerkship Employment
| CLERKSHIP TYPE | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||
| Federal Courts | 55 | 87.3% | 45 | 77.6% | 45 | 90.0% |
| State, Local and Territorial Courts | 8 | 12.7% | 13 | 22.4% | 5 | 10.0% |
| Tribal and International Courts | 0 | 0% | ||||
| TOTAL JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP GRADUATES | 63 | 58 | 50 | |||
See also: Clerkships by Term and Location
Salaries
| ALL SECTORS | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| 75th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Median | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $72,750 | $73,096 | $70,683 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 311 | 283 | 294 |
| Salaries Reported | 307 | 281 | 292 |
| Response Rate | 98.7% | 99.3% | 99.3% |
| PRIVATE SECTOR (Law Firms and Business/Industry) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| 75th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Median | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $190,000 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 220 | 203 | 216 |
| Salaries Reported | 216 | 201 | 215 |
| Response Rate | 98.2% | 99.0% | 99.5% |
| PUBLIC SECTOR (Judicial Clerkships, Government, Public Interest and Academia) | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| 75th Percentile | $69,790 | $70,045 | $67,638 |
| Median | $64,649 | $64,009 | $61,425 |
| 25th Percentile | $63,985 | $61,971 | $61,000 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 91 | 80 | 78 |
| Salaries Reported | 91 | 80 | 77 |
| Response Rate | 100% | 100% | 98.7% |
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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
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | ||||
| New York | 77 | 24.8% | 67 | 23.7% | 76 | 25.9% |
| District of Columbia | 76 | 24.4% | 60 | 21.2% | 79 | 26.9% |
| Virginia | 27 | 8.7% | 30 | 10.6% | 24 | 8.2% |
| Texas | 27 | 8.7% | 28 | 9.9% | 17 | 5.8% |
| California | 22 | 7.1% | 17 | 6.0% | 16 | 5.4% |
| All Other States | 82 | 26.4% | 81 | 28.6% | 82 | 27.9% |
| International | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 311 | 283 | 294 | |||
