American University Profile

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Employment Status Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Bar Passage Required 180 5 2 9 196
J.D. Advantage 68 11 22 19 120
Professional 12 2 4 7 25
Non-Professional 2 3 1 3 9
Unknown 0 0 0 3 3
Employed Total 262 21 29 41 353
Non-Employed
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 17
Unemployed - Deferred Start Date 0
Unemployed - Not Seeking 17
Unemployed - Seeking 71
Employment Status Unknown 5
Non-Employed Total 110
Total Graduates 463


School-Funded Jobs
Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Bar Passage Required 2 0 0 3 5
J.D. Advantage 8 1 1 6 16
Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Total Law School Funded 10 1 1 9 21


Employed Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Law Firms
Solo 0 2 0 2 4
2-10 Attorneys 27 7 3 2 39
11-25 Attorneys 5 0 0 1 6
26-50 Attorneys 6 0 0 1 7
51-100 Attorneys 2 0 0 0 2
101-250 Attorneys 5 0 0 0 5
251-500 Attorneys 12 1 0 0 13
501+ Attorneys 30 0 3 0 33
Size Unknown 2 0 0 0 2
Business & Industry 37 8 10 18 73
Government 58 0 4 2 64
Public Interest 38 1 4 6 49
Federal Clerkships 11 0 0 0 11
State & Local Clerkships 24 0 0 0 24
Other Clerkships 0 0 0 0 0
Academia 5 2 5 6 18
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0 3 3
Employed Total 262 21 29 41 353
Non-Employed
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 17
Unemployed - Deferred Start Date 0
Unemployed - Not Seeking 17
Unemployed - Seeking 71
Employment Status Unknown 5
Non-Employed Total 110
Total Graduates 463


Employment Location State Total
Most Common Employment Destination Washington D.C. 170
Second Most Common Employment Destination Maryland 45
Third Most Common Employment Destination Virginia 32
# Employed in Foreign Countries 14
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