Harvard University Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 583
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	529	90.7%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	2	0.3%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	22	3.8%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	1	0.2%
Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	3	0.5%		⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	8	1.4%
Unemployed - Seeking	13	2.2%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	4	0.7%
Known Status	583	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	583	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	8	1.4%
Employed	557	95.5%	548	$60,000	$145,000	$160,000	$112,975
Subtotal	565	96.9%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	346	59.3%	345
Public Sector	211	36.2%	208
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	557	95.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
Business	29	5%	29	$121,250	$132,500	$150,000	$133,854
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.6% / 0.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 4.8% / 0.2% / 0%
Judicial Clerk	123	21.1%	122	$57,000	$60,000	$62,909	$58,342
LT/ST/Unknown: 21.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 21.1% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice	317	54.4%	316	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$155,075
LT/ST/Unknown: 53.9% / 0.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 54.4% / 0% / 0%
Government	32	5.5%	32	$39,774	$60,000	$62,550	$57,533
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.3% / 0.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 5.5% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest	56	9.6%	54	$35,000	$35,000	$46,000	$39,870
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.4% / 0.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 9.3% / 0.3% / 0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	557	95.5%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
J.D. Advantage	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	0	0%	0	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	0	0%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	29	5%
Subtotal	29	5%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	32	5.5%
Subtotal	32	5.5%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	56	9.6%
Subtotal	56	9.6%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown	317	54.4%
Subtotal	317	54.4%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	1	0.2%
2-10 Attorneys	8	1.4%
11-25 Attorneys	7	1.2%
26-50 Attorneys	8	1.4%
51-100 Attorneys	7	1.2%
101-250 Attorneys	18	3.1%
251-500 Attorneys	42	7.2%
501+ Attorneys	226	38.8%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	317	54.4%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	317	54.4%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	60	10.3%
Mid-Atlantic	186	31.9%
East North Central	40	6.9%
West North Central	9	1.5%
South Atlantic	104	17.8%
East South Central	11	1.9%
West South Central	39	6.7%
Mountain	13	2.2%
Pacific	79	13.6%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	16	2.7%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	557	95.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	0	0%
Out-of-State	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	557	95.5%
# States with Employed Grads	0
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	557	95.5%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job
Not Seeking a Different Job
Unknown
Subtotal	557	95.5%

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 = 95.5%)							95.5%

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