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This page represents the data included in the Florida State University's 2010 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.

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 245
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	173	70.6%	112	$41,500	$47,500	$65,000	$58,718
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	1	0.4%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	1	0.4%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	26	10.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)	7	2.9%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	6	2.4%
Professional (Full Time)	4	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	1	0.4%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	2	0.8%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	5	2%
Unemployed - Seeking	0	0%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	14	5.7%
Known Status	242	98.8%
Unknown Status	3	1.2%
Total	245	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	5	2%
Employed	223	91%	116	$41,500	$47,500	$65,000	$58,439
Subtotal	228	93.1%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	127	51.8%	54	$55,000	$65,000	$90,000	$74,350
Public Sector	96	39.2%	62	$41,000	$42,000	$43,000	$44,581
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	223	91%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	5	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.2% / 0.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	27	11%	9	$55,400	$65,000	$70,000	$71,044
LT/ST/Unknown: 9% / 2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	6	2.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.4% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	103	42%	50	$55,000	$65,000	$92,000	$75,078
LT/ST/Unknown: 40.4% / 1.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	0	0%	46	$41,000	$41,750	$43,000	$43,972
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	18	7.3%	12	$40,500	$41,500	$42,000	$42,750
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	223	91%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	9	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	10	4.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	4	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	24	9.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	6	2.4%
2-10 Attorneys	45	18.4%	12	$50,000	$55,000	$61,200	$56,033
11-25 Attorneys	13	5.3%	9	$65,000	$65,000	$65,000	$63,667
26-50 Attorneys	13	5.3%	12	$55,000	$60,000	$70,000	$62,500
51-100 Attorneys	4	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	7	2.9%	6	$96,000	$105,000	$105,000	$99,833
251-500 Attorneys	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	6	2.4%	6	$115,000	$123,750	$140,000	$126,250
Unknown Size	8	3.3%
Subtotal	103	42%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	87	35.5%	49	$55,000	$65,000	$92,000	$75,692
Law Clerk	16	6.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	103	42%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	5	2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East North Central	4	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West North Central	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	203	82.9%	113	$41,500	$45,000	$65,000	$58,352
East South Central	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	223	91%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	186	75.9%	107	$41,500	$45,000	$65,000	$56,712
Out-of-State	37	15.1%	9	$62,800	$62,800	$90,000	$78,971
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	223	91%
# States with Employed Grads	20
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	101	41.2%
Before Bar Results	65	26.5%
After Bar Results	55	22.4%
Unknown	2	0.8%
Subtotal	223	91%

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 = 91%)							91%

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