Mercer University Profile

There's a lot we don't know about the numbers. This school has not shared its 2010 NALP report

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 140
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	101	72.1%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	4	2.9%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	8	5.7%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	1	0.7%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	1	0.7%
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	1	0.7%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	8	5.7%
Unemployed - Seeking	7	5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	5	3.6%
Known Status	136	97.1%
Unknown Status	4	2.9%
Total	140	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	8	5.7%
Employed	116	82.9%
Subtotal	124	88.6%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	77	55%	42	$50,000	$60,000	$65,000
Public Sector	38	27.1%
Unknown Sector	1	0.7%
Subtotal	116	82.9%

			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: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	6	4.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.6% / 0.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	14	10%
LT/ST/Unknown: 10% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	71	50.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 43.6% / 7.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	16	11.4%
LT/ST/Unknown: 10.7% / 0.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	8	5.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 5% / 0.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	1	0.7%
Subtotal	116	82.9%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	6	4.3%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	1	0.7%
2-10 Attorneys	36	25.7%
11-25 Attorneys	11	7.9%
26-50 Attorneys	4	2.9%
51-100 Attorneys	4	2.9%
101-250 Attorneys	3	2.1%
251-500 Attorneys	0	0%
501+ Attorneys	9	6.4%
Unknown Size	3	2.1%
Subtotal	71	50.7%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	71	50.7%

			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	2	1.4%
East North Central	1	0.7%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	107	76.4%
East South Central	2	1.4%
West South Central	3	2.1%
Mountain	0	0%
Pacific	0	0%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	1	0.7%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	116	82.9%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	97	69.3%
Out-of-State	19	13.6%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	116	82.9%
# States with Employed Grads	11
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	116	82.9%

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 = 82.9%)							82.9%

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