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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 195
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	177	90.8%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	1	0.5%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	7	3.6%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	1	0.5%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	4	2.1%
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	0.5%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	0	0%
Unemployed - Seeking	2	1%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	2	1%
Known Status	195	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	195	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	0	0%
Employed	191	97.9%	180	$63,000	$160,000	$160,000	$122,796
Subtotal	191	97.9%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	144	73.8%	136	$145,000	$160,000	$160,000
Public Sector	46	23.6%
Unknown Sector	1	0.5%
Subtotal	191	97.9%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	3	1.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	8	4.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	27	13.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 13.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	136	69.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 69.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	6	3.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	10	5.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.6% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	1	0.5%
Subtotal	191	97.9%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	8	4.1%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	0	0%
2-10 Attorneys	6	3.1%
11-25 Attorneys	5	2.6%
26-50 Attorneys	2	1%
51-100 Attorneys	5	2.6%
101-250 Attorneys	5	2.6%
251-500 Attorneys	11	5.6%
501+ Attorneys	101	51.8%
Unknown Size	1	0.5%
Subtotal	136	69.7%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	136	69.7%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	5	2.6%
Mid-Atlantic	49	25.1%
East North Central	73	37.4%
West North Central	7	3.6%
South Atlantic	17	8.7%
East South Central	4	2.1%
West South Central	8	4.1%
Mountain	7	3.6%
Pacific	17	8.7%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	4	2.1%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	191	97.9%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	69	35.4%
Out-of-State	122	62.6%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	191	97.9%
# States with Employed Grads	26
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	191	97.9%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic
Business
Clerkship
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (Size Unknown)
Government
Public Interest
Unknown Employer
Percent of Class (sum = 97.9%)							97.9%

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