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 2003 | NUMBER OF GRADUATES | % OF REPORTED | AVERAGE STARTING SALARY | STARTING SALARY RANGE |
All Graduates | 229 | |||
Employment Status Known | 227 (99.1%) | |||
Total Employed | 217 | 95.6% | $73,330 | $30,000-155,000 |
Full-Time Degree Students | 6 | 2.6% | ||
Unemployed / Not Seeking | 2 | 0.9% | ||
TOTAL "PLACED" | 225 | 99.1% | ||
Unemployed / Seeking | 2 | 0.9% | ||
TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT | NUMBER | % OF EMPLOYED | AVERAGE STARTING SALARY | STARTING SALARY RANGE |
Private Practice | 148 | 68.2% | $82,922 | $36,000-125,000 |
Government | 24 | 11.1% | $41,320 | $30,000-56,000 |
Judicial Clerkships | 24 | 11.1% | $40,759 | $33,000-45,000 |
Business | 13 | 6.0% | $86,750 | $54,000-155,000 |
Public Interest | 4 | 1.8% | $34,500 | NA |
Academic | 4 | 1.8% | NA | NA |
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS | NUMBER | |||
Georgia | 172 | |||
Atlanta | 96 | |||
Other Georgia | 76 | |||
Alabama | 4 | |||
California | 2 | |||
Colorado | 1 | |||
Washington, D.C. | 7 | |||
Delaware | 1 | |||
Florida | 6 | |||
Idaho | 1 | |||
Louisiana | 1 | |||
Massachusetts | 1 | |||
Michigan | 1 | |||
New York | 4 | |||
New Jersey | 1 | |||
North Carolina | 3 | |||
South Carolina | 3 | |||
Tennessee | 3 | |||
Texas | 1 | |||
Virginia | 3 | |||
Unknown locations | 2 | |||
NUMBER OF STATES REPRESENTED: | 18 |