University of Mississippi Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 162
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	90	55.6%	53	$50,000	$58,000	$75,000	$63,284
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	5	3.1%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	4	2.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.6%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	6	3.7%
Pursuing Degree FT	16	9.9%
Unemployed - Seeking	22	13.6%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	0	0%
Known Status	156	96.3%
Unknown Status	6	3.7%
Total	162	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	16	9.9%
Employed	107	66%	55	$47,448	$58,000	$75,000	$62,728
Subtotal	123	75.9%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	70	43.2%	32	$55,000	$75,000	$87,500	$72,285
Public Sector	33	20.4%	23	$40,000	$53,000	$56,411	$49,431
Unknown Sector	4	2.5%
Subtotal	107	66%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	1	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	13	8%	8	$45,000	$58,500	$71,500	$57,875
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.8% / 1.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	18	11.1%	16	$38,000	$53,000	$56,206	$48,606
LT/ST/Unknown: 9.9% / 1.2% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	57	35.2%	24	$64,000	$75,000	$98,750	$77,088
LT/ST/Unknown: 33.3% / 1.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	12	7.4%	6	$42,900	$50,724	$62,467	$52,369
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.4% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	2	1.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	4	2.5%
Subtotal	107	66%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	8	4.9%	6	$50,000	$58,500	$75,000	$61,167
JD Preferred	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	3	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	1	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	1	0.6%
Subtotal	13	8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	11	6.8%
2-10 Attorneys	18	11.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
11-25 Attorneys	9	5.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	8	4.9%	7	$75,000	$75,000	$80,000	$78,500
51-100 Attorneys	5	3.1%	5	$75,000	$97,500	$100,000	$89,500
101-250 Attorneys	5	3.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	1	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	57	35.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	57	35.2%	24	$64,000	$75,000	$98,750	$77,088
Law Clerk	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	57	35.2%

			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	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East North Central	2	1.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West North Central	1	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	18	11.1%	8	$53,000	$58,000	$67,234	$58,933
East South Central	77	47.5%	42	$45,000	$56,706	$79,500	$63,717
West South Central	7	4.3%	5	$47,448	$60,000	$65,000	$60,490
Mountain	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	2	1.2%
Subtotal	107	66%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	63	38.9%	35	$50,000	$56,411	$79,500	$64,206
Out-of-State	42	25.9%	20	$46,224	$59,000	$71,000	$60,141
Unknown	2	1.2%
Subtotal	107	66%
# States with Employed Grads	13
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	56	34.6%
Before Bar Results	3	1.9%
After Bar Results	47	29%
Unknown	1	0.6%
Subtotal	107	66%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Business	0	0	4	0	6	3	0
Judicial Clerk	0	1	0	0	16	1	0
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	7	0	3	5	20	11	0
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	9	0	0	1	1	0	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	1	1	2	0	7	1	0
Public Interest	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Percent of Class (sum = 66%)	10.5%	1.2%	5.6%	3.7%	32.7%	9.9%	2.5%

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