George Mason University Profile

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This page represents the data included in the George Mason 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 = 222
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	128	57.7%	82	$57,408	$70,000	$140,000	$90,702
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	5	2.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	46	20.7%	28	$53,750	$65,500	$91,208	$77,124
JD Preferred (Part Time)	20	9%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	11	5%	5	$70,000	$77,000	$90,000	$94,400
Professional (Part Time)	3	1.4%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	2	0.9%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	1	0.5%
Unemployed - Seeking	1	0.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	4	1.8%
Known Status	221	99.5%
Unknown Status	1	0.5%
Total	222	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	1	0.5%
Employed	215	96.8%	115	$56,000	$70,000	$120,000	$87,557
Subtotal	216	97.3%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	128	57.7%	61	$67,500	$100,000	$150,000	$106,280
Public Sector	87	39.2%	54	$52,000	$61,734	$77,000	$66,406
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	215	96.8%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	14	6.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.9% / 5.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	43	19.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 14.4% / 5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	19	8.6%	19	$47,000	$52,000	$59,987	$52,117
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.6% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	85	38.3%	45	$70,000	$130,000	$160,000	$112,909
LT/ST/Unknown: 32.4% / 5.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	46	20.7%	30	$62,467	$69,000	$90,000	$75,673
LT/ST/Unknown: 20.3% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	8	3.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.8% / 1.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	215	96.8%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	17	7.7%	7	$52,000	$75,000	$130,000	$86,714
JD Preferred	14	6.3%	7	$50,200	$60,000	$105,000	$76,886
Professional	10	4.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	43	19.4%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	2	0.9%
2-10 Attorneys	42	18.9%	13	$55,000	$62,400	$70,000	$60,069
11-25 Attorneys	8	3.6%	6	$70,000	$75,000	$100,000	$81,667
26-50 Attorneys	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	14	6.3%	12	$145,000	$145,000	$155,000	$145,417
501+ Attorneys	13	5.9%	10	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$156,500
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	85	38.3%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	76	34.2%	44	$70,000	$130,000	$160,000	$114,202
Law Clerk	8	3.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	85	38.3%

			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	7	3.2%	6	$58,032	$75,000	$160,000	$97,029
East North Central	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West North Central	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	186	83.8%	99	$55,000	$70,000	$116,402	$86,288
East South Central	4	1.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	4	1.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	4	1.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	4	1.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	215	96.8%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	89	40.1%	42	$52,500	$69,000	$90,000	$48,765
Out-of-State	126	56.8%	73	$58,032	$76,287	$140,000	$92,615
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	215	96.8%
# States with Employed Grads	22
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	128	57.7%
Before Bar Results	21	9.5%
After Bar Results	66	29.7%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	215	96.8%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	1	0	12	1	0	0
Business	1	2	5	8	11	16	0
Judicial Clerk	4	2	1	3	7	2	0
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	1	10	1	9	22	11	0
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	14	0	2	5	6	4	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	5	4	10	4	13	10	0
Public Interest	0	0	1	3	4	0	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent of Class (sum = 96.8%)	11.3%	8.6%	9%	19.8%	28.8%	19.4%	0%

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