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 2008 | # OF GRADUATES | % OF CLASS | AVERAGE STARTING SALARY | STARTING SALARY RANGE |
All Graduates | 203 |
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Employment Status Known | 200 (98.5) |
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Total Employed |
193
|
95.1 |
$90,466 |
$30,000-$250,000 |
Full-Time Degree Students | 6 |
3.0 |
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TOTAL "PLACED" |
199
|
98.1 |
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Unemployed / Seeking |
1
|
0.4 |
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TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT | NUMBER | % OF EMPLOYED | AVERAGE STARTING SALARY | STARTING SALARY RANGE |
Private Practice | 111 |
57.5 |
$130,000 |
$40,000-$170,000 |
Judicial Clerkship | 33 |
17.1 |
$51,407 |
$36,000-$57,500 |
Public Interest | 11 |
5.7 |
$42,143 |
$30,000-$50,000 |
Government | 22 |
11.4 |
$60,815 |
$40,000-$90,000 |
Business | 14 |
7.3 |
$138,333 |
$55,000-$250,000 |
Academic | 2 |
1.0 |
NA |
NA |
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS |
NUMBER |
% OF EMPLOYED |
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Georgia |
148 |
76.7 |
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Atlanta |
88 |
45.6 |
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Other Georgia Locations |
60 |
31.1 |
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Washington, DC |
7 |
3.6 |
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North Carolina |
5 |
2.6 |
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South Carolina |
5 |
2.6 |
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Alabama |
4 |
2.1 |
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Tennessee |
4 |
2.1 |
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Virginia |
3 |
1.6 |
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Colorado |
2 |
1.0 |
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Florida |
2 |
1.0 |
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Louisiana |
2 |
1.0 |
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Texas |
2 |
1.0 |
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Alaska |
1 |
0.5 |
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Arkansas |
1 |
0.5 |
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Arizona |
1 |
0.5 | ||
California |
1 |
0.5 | ||
Delaware |
1 |
0.5 | ||
Mississippi |
1 |
0.5 | ||
New York |
1 |
0.5 | ||
Pennsylvania |
1 |
0.5 | ||
Tokyo, Japan |
1 |
0.5 | ||
Number of states represented |
19 |