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 2019 | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017
Employment Status
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Employed | 283 | 99.0% | 294 | 98.3% | 288 | 97.3% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Start Date Deferred | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Seeking Employment | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% | 4 | 1.4% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| TOTAL GRADUATES | 286 | 299 | 296 | |||
| Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above) | 7 | 2.4% | 12 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.7% |
Employment by Industry/Sector
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Law Firms | 196 | 69.3% | 210 | 71.4% | 217 | 75.3% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 58 | 20.5% | 50 | 17.0% | 32 | 11.1% |
| Government | 13 | 4.6% | 12 | 4.1% | 23 | 8.0% |
| Public Interest | 8 | 2.8% | 15 | 5.1% | 6 | 2.1% |
| Business/Industry | 7 | 2.5% | 6 | 2.0% | 9 | 3.1% |
| Academia | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 283 | 294 | 288 | |||
Employment Type
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| Bar Admission Required/Anticipated | 277 | 97.9% | 289 | 98.3% | 280 | 97.2% |
| J.D. Preferred | 6 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 7 | 2.4% |
| Professional Other | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Nonprofessional Other | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Undeterminable | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 283 | 294 | 288 | |||
| Full-time, Long-term | 280 | 98.9% | 294 | 100% | 287 | 99.7% |
| Full-time, Short-term | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Part-time, Long-term | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Part-time, Short-term | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 283 | 294 | 288 | |||
Law Firm Employment
| FIRM SIZE | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||
| 501+ Attorneys | 161 | 82.1% | 180 | 85.7% | 175 | 80.6% |
| 251-500 | 14 | 7.1% | 15 | 7.1% | 20 | 9.2% |
| 101-250 | 4 | 2.0% | 9 | 4.3% | 10 | 4.6% |
| 51-100 | 7 | 3.6% | 2 | 1.0% | 7 | 3.2% |
| 26-50 | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| 11-25 | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0.9% |
| 2-10 | 5 | 2.6% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% |
| 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL LAW FIRM GRADUATES | 196 | 210 | 217 | |||
Judicial Clerkship Employment
| CLERKSHIP TYPE | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||
| Federal Courts | 45 | 77.6% | 45 | 90.0% | 28 | 87.5% |
| State and Local Courts | 13 | 22.4% | 5 | 10.0% | 4 | 12.5% |
| Other | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP GRADUATES | 58 | 50 | 32 | |||
| Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above) | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
See also: Clerkships by Term and Location
Salaries
| ALL SECTORS | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| 75th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $180,000 |
| Median | $190,000 | $190,000 | $180,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $73,096 | $70,683 | $110,000 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 283 | 294 | 288 |
| Salaries Reported | 281 | 292 | 285 |
| Response Rate | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.0% |
| PRIVATE SECTOR (Law Firms and Business/Industry) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| 75th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $180,000 |
| Median | $190,000 | $190,000 | $180,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $190,000 | $190,000 | $180,000 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 203 | 216 | 226 |
| Salaries Reported | 201 | 215 | 224 |
| Response Rate | 99.0% | 99.5% | 99.1% |
| PUBLIC SECTOR (Judicial Clerkships, Government, Public Interest and Academia) | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| 75th Percentile | $70,045 | $67,638 | $68,036 |
| Median | $64,009 | $61,425 | $62,000 |
| 25th Percentile | $61,971 | $61,000 | $58,000 |
| Total Graduates in This Category | 80 | 78 | 62 |
| Salaries Reported | 80 | 77 | 61 |
| Response Rate | 100% | 98.7% | 98.4% |
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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
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||
| New York | 67 | 23.7% | 76 | 25.9% | 80 | 27.8% |
| District of Columbia | 60 | 21.2% | 79 | 26.9% | 67 | 23.3% |
| Virginia | 30 | 10.6% | 24 | 8.2% | 21 | 7.3% |
| Texas | 28 | 9.9% | 17 | 5.8% | 16 | 5.6% |
| California | 17 | 6.0% | 16 | 5.4% | 23 | 8.0% |
| All Other States | 81 | 28.6% | 82 | 27.9% | 74 | 25.7% |
| International | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 2.4% |
| Unknown | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES | 283 | 294 | 288 | |||
