Lewis and Clark College Profile

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This page represents the data included in the Lewis and Clark College'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 = 233
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)11348.5% 68$45,000$60,000$70,000$59,897
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)125.2%
JD Preferred (Full Time)2410.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)156.4%
Professional (Full Time)156.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional (Part Time)10.4%
Non-Professional (Full Time)00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)41.7%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT62.6%
Unemployed - Seeking2410.3%
Unemployed - Not Seeking62.6%
Known Status22194.8%
Unknown Status125.2%
Total233100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT62.6%
Employed18479% 72$45,858$68,700$92,000$70,468
Subtotal19081.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector10645.5% 31$50,000$68,700$92,000$70,468
Public Sector7632.6% 41$44,304$51,324$62,000$52,695
Unknown Sector20.9%
Subtotal18479%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic73% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.9% / 2.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.9% / 2.1% / 0%
Business3012.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 6% / 6.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 8.6% / 4.3% / 0%
Judicial Clerk156.4% 12$31,464$43,784$47,152$40,817
LT/ST/Unknown: 6% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 6.4% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice7632.6% 29$50,000$68,700$85,000$69,921
LT/ST/Unknown: 27.9% / 4.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 28.3% / 4.3% / 0%
Government3113.3% 24$51,000$62,000$65,000$59,889
LT/ST/Unknown: 12% / 1.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 13.3% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest239.9% 5$45,000$46,716$51,324$46,673
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.9% / 3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 7.3% / 2.6% / 0%
Unknown20.9%
Subtotal18479%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required20.9%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage62.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal83.4%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required62.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage83.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional135.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional41.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal3113.3%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required2611.2%21$52,000$62,000$65,000$59,873
J.D. Advantage52.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional10.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal3213.7%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required125.2%5$45,000$46,716$51,324$46,673
J.D. Advantage93.9%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional10.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal229.4%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required6929.6%29$50,000$68,700$85,000$69,921
J.D. Advantage52.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal7431.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo83.4%
2-10 Attorneys4519.3% 14$45,000$54,000$65,000$53,714
11-25 Attorneys104.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
26-50 Attorneys41.7% 5$72,000$85,000$105,000$88,140
51-100 Attorneys10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys20.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys20.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size31.3%
Subtotal7632.6%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney146%5$65,000$68,700$70,000$64,140
Law Clerk20.9%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown5824.9%
Subtotal7632.6%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England20.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic31.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East North Central52.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West North Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic125.2% 5$60,000$60,000$62,000$65,200
East South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central41.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain146% 5$50,000$50,000$52,000$50,533
Pacific14160.5% 57$45,000$62,000$70,000$59,953
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown18479%
Subtotal18479%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 11850.6%44$50,000$62,000$70,000$62,309
Out-of-State 6427.5%28$44,650$50,000$66,379$57,264
Unknown00%
Subtotal18479%
# States with Employed Grads22
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation00%
Before Bar Results00%
After Bar Results00%
Unknown00%
Subtotal18479%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job00%
Not Seeking a Different Job00%
Unknown00%
Subtotal18479%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0010115
Business00506416
Judicial Clerk2700005
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)20110121029
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)2000104
Private Practice (Size Unknown)3
Government07402118
Public Interest00002218
Unknown Employer0000003
Percent of Class (sum = 79%) 2.6% 6% 9% 0% 10.3% 7.7% 42.1%
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