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 Services Facts and Statistics | Map: Where Our Graduates Go | Map: Clerkships by Location | Prominent Alumni | Bar Passage Data for Recent Graduates
Career Brochure (Aggregate Data for Classes of 2015-17, Including Employers Listed by Location and Court District)
ABA Employment Summary Reports
Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 | Class of 2016
Employment Status
|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
Employed |
294 |
98.3% |
288 |
97.3% |
323 |
97.9% |
|
Pursuing Graduate Degree |
1 |
0.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
0 |
0% |
|
Start Date Deferred |
1 |
0.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
0 |
0% |
|
Not Seeking Employment |
1 |
0.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
|
Seeking Employment |
1 |
0.3% |
4 |
1.4% |
6 |
1.8% |
|
Unknown |
1 |
0.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
0 |
0% |
|
TOTAL GRADUATES |
299 |
|
296 |
|
330 |
|
|
Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above) |
12 |
4.0% |
8 |
2.7% |
19 |
5.8% |
Employment by Industry/Sector
|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
Law Firms |
210 |
71.4% |
217 |
75.3% |
224 |
69.3% |
|
Judicial Clerkships |
50 |
17.0% |
32 |
11.1% |
58 |
18.0% |
|
Government |
12 |
4.1% |
23 |
8.0% |
22 |
6.8% |
|
Public Interest |
15 |
5.1% |
6 |
2.1% |
12 |
3.7% |
|
Business/Industry |
6 |
2.0% |
9 |
3.1% |
6 |
1.9% |
|
Academia |
1 |
0.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
0 |
0% |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0.3% |
|
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES |
294 |
|
288 |
|
323 |
|
Employment Type
|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated |
289 |
98.3% |
280 |
97.2% |
315 |
97.5% |
|
J.D. Preferred |
3 |
1.0% |
7 |
2.4% |
7 |
2.2% |
|
Professional Other |
2 |
0.7% |
1 |
0.3% |
0 |
0% |
|
Nonprofessional Other |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
|
Undeterminable |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0.3% |
|
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES |
294 |
|
288 |
|
323 |
|
|
Full-time, Long-term |
294 |
100% |
287 |
99.7% |
317 |
98.1% |
|
Full-time, Short-term |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
0.9% |
|
Part-time, Long-term |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0.3% |
3 |
0.9% |
|
Part-time, Short-term |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
|
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES |
294 |
|
288 |
|
323 |
|
Law Firm Employment
|
FIRM SIZE |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
501+ Attorneys |
180 |
85.7% |
175 |
80.6% |
174 |
77.7% |
|
251-500 |
15 |
7.1% |
20 |
9.2% |
24 |
10.7% |
|
101-250 |
9 |
4.3% |
10 |
4.6% |
9 |
4.0% |
|
51-100 |
2 |
1.0% |
7 |
3.2% |
6 |
2.7% |
|
26-50 |
1 |
0.5% |
1 |
0.5% |
6 |
2.7% |
|
11-25 |
0 |
0% |
2 |
0.9% |
3 |
1.3% |
|
2-10 |
3 |
1.4% |
2 |
0.9% |
2 |
0.9% |
|
1 |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
|
TOTAL LAW FIRM GRADUATES |
210 |
|
217 |
|
224 |
|
Judicial Clerkship Employment
|
CLERKSHIP TYPE |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
Federal Courts |
45 |
90.0% |
28 |
87.5% |
48 |
82.8% |
|
State and Local Courts |
5 |
10.0% |
4 |
12.5% |
10 |
17.2% |
|
Other |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
|
TOTAL JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP GRADUATES |
50 |
|
32 |
|
58 |
|
|
Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above) |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
1.7% |
Salaries
|
ALL SECTORS |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
75th Percentile |
$190,000 |
$180,000 |
$180,000 |
|
Median |
$190,000 |
$180,000 |
$180,000 |
|
25th Percentile |
$70,683 |
$110,000 |
$66,510 |
|
Total Graduates in This Category |
294 |
288 |
323 |
|
Salaries Reported |
292 |
285 |
313 |
|
Response Rate |
99.3% |
99.0% |
96.9% |
|
PRIVATE SECTOR (Law Firms and Business/Industry) |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
75th Percentile |
$190,000 |
$180,000 |
$180,000 |
|
Median |
$190,000 |
$180,000 |
$180,000 |
|
25th Percentile |
$190,000 |
$180,000 |
$180,000 |
|
Total Graduates in This Category |
216 |
226 |
230 |
|
Salaries Reported |
215 |
224 |
221 |
|
Response Rate |
99.5% |
99.1% |
96.1% |
|
PUBLIC SECTOR (Judicial Clerkships, Government, Public Interest and Academia) |
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
75th Percentile |
$67,638 |
$68,036 |
$64,094 |
|
Median |
$61,425 |
$62,000 |
$60,210 |
|
25th Percentile |
$61,000 |
$58,000 |
$51,188 |
|
Total Graduates in This Category |
78 |
62 |
92 |
|
Salaries Reported |
77 |
61 |
92 |
|
Response Rate |
98.7% |
98.4% |
100% |
|
|
Employment Locations
Map of Employment Locations
Map of Clerkship Locations
|
|
2018 |
2017 |
2016 |
|
District of Columbia |
79 |
26.9% |
67 |
23.3% |
66 |
20.4% |
|
New York |
76 |
25.9% |
80 |
27.8% |
74 |
22.9% |
|
Virginia |
24 |
8.2% |
21 |
7.3% |
36 |
11.1% |
|
Texas |
17 |
5.8% |
16 |
5.6% |
23 |
7.1% |
|
California |
16 |
5.4% |
23 |
8.0% |
25 |
7.7% |
|
All Other States |
82 |
27.9% |
74 |
25.7% |
93 |
28.8% |
|
International |
0 |
0% |
7 |
2.4% |
5 |
1.5% |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
0.3% |
|
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES |
294 |
|
288 |
|
323 |
|
