All U.S. law schools compile and report final employment statistics each February for the previous class (by agreement through NALP - the National Association for Law Placement).
| FINAL REPORT: FEBRUARY 2007 |
# OF GRADUATES |
% OF CLASS |
AVERAGE STARTING SALARY |
STARTING SALARY RANGE |
| All Graduates |
247
|
|
|
|
| Employment Status Known |
246 (99.5%)
|
|
|
|
| Total Employed |
236
|
95.5
|
$79,031
|
$35,000-$145,000
|
| Full-Time Degree Students |
6
|
2.4
|
|
|
| Unemployed / Not Seeking |
3
|
1.2
|
|
|
| TOTAL "PLACED" |
245
|
99.2%
|
|
|
| Unemployed / Seeking |
1
|
0.4
|
|
|
| TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT |
NUMBER |
% OF EMPLOYED |
AVERAGE STARTING SALARY |
STARTING SALARY RANGE |
| Private Practice |
137
|
58.1
|
$91,620
|
$42,000-145,000
|
| Government |
15
|
6.4
|
$45,750
|
$39,000-53,000
|
| Judicial Clerkship |
44
|
18.6
|
$45,999
|
$35,000-60,000
|
| Business |
15
|
6.4
|
$68,400
|
$66,800-70,000
|
| Public Interest |
22
|
9.3
|
$52,500
|
$45,000-60,000
|
| Academic |
3
|
1.3
|
$56,667
|
$53,333-$60,000
|
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
|
NUMBER
|
% OF EMPLOYED
|
|
|
Georgia
|
167
|
71.1
|
|
|
Atlanta
|
80
|
34.0
|
$100,298
|
$51,000-135,000
|
Other Georgia Locations
|
87
|
37.0
|
$54,291
|
$35,000-90,000
|
Alabama
|
3
|
1.3
|
$81,667
|
$45,000-115,000
|
Arizona
|
1
|
0.4
|
Not enough reported to displaywithout jeopardizing confidentiality |
|
California
|
3
|
1.3
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
Colorado
|
3
|
1.3
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Washington, DC
|
4
|
1.7
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Delaware
|
1
|
0.4
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Florida
|
10
|
4.3
|
$62,700
|
$39,000-105,000
|
Illinois
|
1
|
0.4
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Indiana
|
2
|
0.9
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Maryland
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Michigan
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Montana
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
North Carolina
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Nevada
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
New Jersey
|
2
|
0.9
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
New York
|
3
|
1.3
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Rhode Island
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
South Carolina
|
3
|
1.3
|
$58,500
|
$52,000-65,000
|
Tennessee
|
6
|
2.1
|
$74,467
|
$49,000-100,000
|
Texas
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Virginia
|
2
|
0.9
|
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Washington
|
1
|
0.4 |
Not enough reported to display without jeopardizing confidentiality
|
|
|
Unknown/Unreported Locations
|
7
|
3.0
|
|
|
Number of states represented
|
23 + Washington, DC
|
|
|
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