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This page represents the data included in the University of Michigan'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 = 374
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	324	86.6%	211	$110,000	$160,000	$160,000	$134,501
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	1	0.3%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	14	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	4	1.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	0.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	2	0.5%
Pursuing Degree FT	12	3.2%
Unemployed - Seeking	4	1.1%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	9	2.4%
Known Status	371	99.2%
Unknown Status	3	0.8%
Total	374	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	12	3.2%
Employed	346	92.5%	211	$110,000	$160,000	$160,000	$134,501
Subtotal	358	95.7%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	228	61%	173	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$150,798
Public Sector	116	31%	38	$58,519	$62,426	$62,909	$60,305
Unknown Sector	2	0.5%
Subtotal	346	92.5%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	7	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.1% / 0% / 0.8%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	16	4.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	38	10.2%	27	$58,519	$62,401	$62,909	$61,609
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.9% / 0.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	212	56.7%	171	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$151,889
LT/ST/Unknown: 56.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	30	8%	9	$62,467	$62,467	$62,467	$60,353
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.8% / 0.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	37	9.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.2% / 1.3% / 1.3%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	2	0.5%
Subtotal	346	92.5%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	10	2.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	3	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	4	1.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	1	0.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	18	4.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	1	0.3%
2-10 Attorneys	3	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
11-25 Attorneys	6	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	3	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	6	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	20	5.3%	16	$102,500	$115,000	$142,500	$124,250
251-500 Attorneys	31	8.3%	28	$137,500	$160,000	$160,000	$147,143
501+ Attorneys	129	34.5%	124	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$157,863
Unknown Size	13	3.5%
Subtotal	212	56.7%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	211	56.4%	171	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$151,889
Law Clerk	1	0.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	212	56.7%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	11	2.9%	6	$62,758	$160,000	$160,000	$124,793
Mid-Atlantic	89	23.8%	71	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$148,601
East North Central	97	25.9%	52	$77,705	$137,500	$160,000	$121,033
West North Central	9	2.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	48	12.8%	29	$62,467	$160,000	$160,000	$130,791
East South Central	4	1.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	11	2.9%	9	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$148,601
Mountain	7	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	46	12.3%	30	$130,000	$160,000	$160,000	$142,846
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	12	3.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	12	3.2%
Subtotal	346	92.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	42	11.2%	16	$62,401	$77,451	$100,000	$79,276
Out-of-State	292	78.1%	193	$145,000	$160,000	$160,000	$139,926
Unknown	12	3.2%
Subtotal	346	92.5%
# States with Employed Grads	36
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	334	89.3%
Before Bar Results	1	0.3%
After Bar Results	11	2.9%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	346	92.5%

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 = 92.5%)							92.5%

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