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 2025 | Class of 2024 | Class of 2023 

Employment Status

 202520242023
Employed30498.7%29598.7%28299.3%
Pursuing Graduate Degree00%00%00%
Start Date Deferred10.3%10.3%10.4%
Not Seeking Employment00%00%00%
Seeking Employment31.0%20.7%00%
Unknown00%10.3%10.4%
TOTAL GRADUATES308 299 284 
Number of graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows (included in figures above)92.9%103.3%62.1%

Employment by Industry/Sector

 202520242023
Law Firms23276.3%20870.5%20974.1%
Judicial Clerkships3712.2%4916.6%4415.6%
Government154.9%196.4%93.2%
Public Interest185.9%175.8%207.1%
Business/Industry20.7%20.7%00%
Academia00%00%00%
Unknown00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES304 295 282 

Employment Type

 202520242023
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated30299.3%29399.3%28199.6%
J.D. Preferred20.7%20.7%10.4%
Professional Other00%00%00%
Nonprofessional Other00%00%00%
Undeterminable00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES304 295 282 
Full-time, Long-term304100%295100%282100%
Full-time, Short-term00%00%00%
Part-time, Long-term00%00%00%
Part-time, Short-term00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES304 295 282 

Law Firm Employment

FIRM SIZE202520242023
501+ Attorneys19784.9%18086.5%18588.5%
251-500114.7%115.3%83.8%
101-25052.2%41.9%73.3%
51-10073.0%52.4%31.4%
26-5031.3%31.4%31.4%
11-2573.0%31.4%21.0%
2-1020.9%21.0%10.5%
100%00%00%
Unknown00%00%00%
TOTAL LAW FIRM GRADUATES232 208 209 

Judicial Clerkship Employment

CLERKSHIP TYPE202520242023
Federal Courts3389.2%4591.8%3988.6%
State, Local and Territorial Courts410.8%48.2%511.4%
Tribal and International Courts00%00%00%
TOTAL JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP GRADUATES37 49 44 

See also: Clerkships by Term and Location

Salaries

PRIVATE SECTOR (Law Firms and Business/Industry)202520242023
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$225,000
Median$225,000$225,000$225,000
25th Percentile$225,000$225,000$225,000
Total Graduates in This Category234210209
Salaries Reported231210209
Response Rate98.7%100%100%
PUBLIC SECTOR (Judicial Clerkships, Government, Public Interest and Academia)202520242023
75th Percentile$85,447$82,491$76,788
Median$75,788$73,939$71,960
25th Percentile$74,678$68,499$69,107
Total Graduates in This Category708573
Salaries Reported698272
Response Rate98.6%96.5%98.6%
ALL SECTORS202520242023
75th Percentile$225,000$225,000$225,000
Median$225,000$225,000$225,000
25th Percentile$121,875$84,900$86,450
Total Graduates in This Category304295282
Salaries Reported300292281
Response Rate98.7%99.0%99.6%
Graduates receiving funding as Powell, Kennedy or Ruff fellows are included in Public Sector.

Employment Locations

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 202520242023
District of Columbia8728.6%8328.1%6623.4%
New York7524.7%8629.2%7325.9%
California 289.2%165.4%279.6%
Texas247.9%227.5%248.5%
Virginia175.6%237.8%279.6%
All Other States7123.4%6522.0%6422.7%
International20.7%00%10.4%
Unknown00%00%00%
TOTAL EMPLOYED GRADUATES304 295 282 

Bar Passage Data for Recent Graduates