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Class of 2007 Employment Statistics

The employment rate for the Class of 2007 within nine months of graduation is 92.3%, with 96% of the graduates reporting employment information.

Approximately 25% of our 2007 graduates reported salary information. The salary range (minimum to maximum) and median salaries by employment category are:

Practice Area

Percent

Salary Range
Min. - Maximum

Median Salary

Private Practice

48.4%

$36,000 - $165,000

$160,000

Corporate/Business

22.4%

$50,375 - $175,000

$85,000

Government

12.5%

$46,000 - $58,000

$53,000

Public Interest

4.8%

$45,000 - $45,000

$45,000

Judicial Clerkship

3.3%

$38,000 - $61,000

$50,000

Academic

2.4%

$45,000 - $45,000

$45,000

Of those graduates in private practice reporting salary information, the minimum – maximum  and median salaries by firm size are as follows:

 

Firm Size

Percent

Salary Range/Min. - Max.

Median Salary

501+

17%

$145,000 - $165,000

$160,000

251-500

9%

$85,000 - $165,000

$160,000

101-250

7%

$100,000 - $160,000

$160,000

51-100

4%

$90,000 - $100,000

$95,000

26-50

4%

$71,000

$71,000

11-25

11%

$36,000 - $68,000

$62,500

2-10

40%

$40,000 - $75,000

$58,000

Self-Employed

1%

 

 

Unknown

7%