Florida Coastal School of Law Profile

This school's 2011 NALP report is available
This page represents the data included in the Florida Coastal School of Law's 2011 NALP Report, with minor language and stylistic changes for clarity and to remove redundant information. Blacked-out sections represent data known to the school but not made public. To view the original reports, please visit our NALP Report Database. Note: Some data may slightly differ than the NALP report the school received from NALP because of our data reconciliation process, which aims to provide the truest and most comprehensive picture at the employment status date (Feb. 15, 2012).
Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Total Graduates = 451
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)17438.6% 94$40,000$42,750$45,000$44,579
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)5311.8%
JD Preferred (Full Time)265.8% 13$32,632$40,000$50,000$40,772
JD Preferred (Part Time)5512.2%
Professional (Full Time)163.5% 12$42,720$60,000$93,300$66,420
Professional (Part Time)143.1%
Non-Professional (Full Time)20.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)102.2%
Employment Type Unknown20.4%
Pursuing Degree FT112.4%
Unemployed - Seeking6113.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking265.8%
Known Status45099.8%
Unknown Status10.2%
Total451100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT112.4%
Employed35278% 120$40,000$43,000$50,000$46,146
Subtotal36380.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector19242.6% 61$40,000$45,000$55,000$49,745
Public Sector15233.7% 58$40,000$41,100$43,404$42,295
Unknown Sector81.8%
Subtotal35278%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic92% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.1% / 0.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.1% / 0.9% / 0%
Business5612.4% 17$42,000$51,000$85,000$60,421
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.9% / 5.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 6.7% / 5.8% / 0%
Judicial Clerk81.8% 5$40,500$43,403$43,404$45,542
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice13630.2% 44$40,000$45,000$50,000$45,620
LT/ST/Unknown: 23.5% / 6.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 23.1% / 7.1% / 0%
Government5712.6% 37$40,000$41,200$43,440$42,196
LT/ST/Unknown: 11.8% / 0.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 12.2% / 0.4% / 0%
Public Interest7817.3% 14$40,000$41,000$42,000$40,795
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.5% / 13.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 3.5% / 13.7% / 0%
Unknown81.8%
Subtotal35278%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required71.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage20.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal92%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required81.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage112.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal194.2%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required4510%32$40,000$40,688$43,000$41,344
J.D. Advantage51.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional20.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal5211.5%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required5311.8%12$40,250$41,500$42,000$42,875
J.D. Advantage286.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional10.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal8218.2%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required10523.3%39$40,000$45,000$50,000$46,337
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal10523.3%
Law Firm Size:
Solo132.9%
2-10 Attorneys8518.8% 27$35,000$45,000$50,000$43,363
11-25 Attorneys153.3% 7$40,000$40,000$45,000$41,857
26-50 Attorneys92% 5$55,000$57,500$63,000$58,100
51-100 Attorneys10.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys30.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys10.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys10.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size81.8%
Subtotal13630.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney10423.1%38$40,000$45,000$50,000$46,545
Law Clerk255.5%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal20.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative51.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal13630.2%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England30.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic112.4% 5$42,000$45,000$52,438$55,888
East North Central81.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West North Central10.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic28262.5% 98$40,000$43,000$50,000$45,102
East South Central81.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central51.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain122.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Pacific40.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
U.S. Territories10.2% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign20.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown11425.3%
Subtotal35278%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 23151.2%82$40,000$42,000$45,000$43,717
Out-of-State 10623.5%36$41,250$45,000$55,000$51,548
Unknown00%
Subtotal35278%
# States with Employed Grads30
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal35278%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job11625.7%
Not Seeking a Different Job21347.2%
Unknown235.1%
Subtotal35278%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic
Business
Clerkship
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (Size Unknown)
Government
Public Interest
Unknown Employer8318672181136
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