Harvard University Profile

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. However, the data do not necessarily reflect the data reported by Harvard University to the ABA because data tend to drift between the various reporting deadlines. As such, the data below reflect data combined and reconciled from up to four different information sources: school websites, U.S. News, the ABA, and NALP. To view Harvard University's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website.
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Employed 557 552 5
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 13
Unemployed - Not Seeking 3
Unemployed - Seeking 16
Employment Status Unknown 0
Total Graduates 589
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Of Employed - # Law School Funded 29 27 2
Employment Type Number Long Term Short Term
Law Firms
Solo 0 0 0
2-10 Attorneys 5 5 0
11-25 Attorneys 1 1 0
26-50 Attorneys 5 5 0
51-100 Attorneys 5 5 0
101-250 Attorneys 19 19 0
251-500 Attorneys 26 26 0
501+ Attorneys 288 288 0
Size Unknown 0 0 0
Business & Industry 16 16 0
Government 23 21 2
Public Interest 43 42 1
Federal Clerkships 96 96 0
State & Local Clerkships 26 26 0
Academia 4 2 2
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0
Total 557 552 5
Employment Location State Number
Most Common Employment Destination New York 178
Second Most Common Employment Destination D.C. 95
Third Most Common Employment Destination Massachusetts 67
# Employed in Foreign Countries 17
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