Duke University Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2010 NALP report

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 213
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	177	83.1%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	2	0.9%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	8	3.8%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	13	6.1%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	1	0.5%
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	5	2.3%
Unemployed - Seeking	2	0.9%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	4	1.9%
Known Status	213	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	213	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	5	2.3%
Employed	202	94.8%
Subtotal	207	97.2%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	132	62%	113	$140,000	$160,000	$160,000
Public Sector	70	32.9%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	202	94.8%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	4	1.9%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.4% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	8	3.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.3% / 1.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	34	16%
LT/ST/Unknown: 16% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	124	58.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 55.4% / 2.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	22	10.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.5% / 1.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	10	4.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.3% / 2.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	202	94.8%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	8	3.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	2	0.9%
2-10 Attorneys	12	5.6%
11-25 Attorneys	5	2.3%
26-50 Attorneys	3	1.4%
51-100 Attorneys	6	2.8%
101-250 Attorneys	14	6.6%
251-500 Attorneys	9	4.2%
501+ Attorneys	73	34.3%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	124	58.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	124	58.2%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	10	4.7%
Mid-Atlantic	48	22.5%
East North Central	10	4.7%
West North Central	1	0.5%
South Atlantic	80	37.6%
East South Central	3	1.4%
West South Central	12	5.6%
Mountain	8	3.8%
Pacific	26	12.2%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	4	1.9%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	202	94.8%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	28	13.1%
Out-of-State	174	81.7%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	202	94.8%
# States with Employed Grads	27
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	202	94.8%

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 = 94.8%)							94.8%

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