University of Nevada - Las Vegas Profile

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This page represents the data included in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas'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 = 128
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)8566.4% 69$57,000$60,000$75,000$67,674
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)53.9%
JD Preferred (Full Time)64.7% 5$50,000$70,000$72,500$69,900
JD Preferred (Part Time)00%
Professional (Full Time)97% 6$60,000$61,500$72,700$62,617
Professional (Part Time)00%
Non-Professional (Full Time)64.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)21.6%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT32.3%
Unemployed - Seeking75.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking43.1%
Known Status12799.2%
Unknown Status10.8%
Total128100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT32.3%
Employed11388.3% 81$56,000$60,000$75,000$66,996
Subtotal11690.6%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector7457.8% 49$60,000$68,000$80,400$72,812
Public Sector3930.5% 32$55,500$58,000$60,000$58,090
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal11388.3%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic10.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.8% / 0% / 0%
Business2015.6% 10$60,000$64,000$72,700$65,120
LT/ST/Unknown: 15.6% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 14.1% / 1.6% / 0%
Judicial Clerk2519.5% 23$57,000$58,000$60,000$57,821
LT/ST/Unknown: 19.5% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 19.5% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice5442.2% 39$60,000$68,000$90,000$74,785
LT/ST/Unknown: 42.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 39.8% / 2.3% / 0%
Government107.8% 8$52,000$54,500$70,000$62,375
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 7.8% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest32.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.8% / 1.6% / 0%
Unknown00%
Subtotal11388.3%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional10.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal10.8%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required43.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage32.3%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional10.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal86.3%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required64.7%5$52,000$52,000$57,000$56,600
J.D. Advantage21.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional10.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional10.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal107.8%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required21.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage10.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal32.3%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required5341.4%39$60,000$68,000$90,000$74,785
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal5341.4%
Law Firm Size:
Solo53.9%
2-10 Attorneys3124.2% 23$52,000$60,000$75,000$63,670
11-25 Attorneys53.9% 5$75,000$98,000$110,000$91,000
26-50 Attorneys86.3% 7$68,000$80,400$100,000$83,171
51-100 Attorneys32.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys21.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size00%
Subtotal5442.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney4635.9%34$65,000$75,000$98,000$78,888
Law Clerk75.5%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal10.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal5442.2%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East North Central21.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West North Central10.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic10.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain9977.3% 77$57,000$60,000$75,000$67,479
Pacific75.5% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign32.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal11388.3%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 9473.4%74$57,000$62,000$75,000$67,890
Out-of-State 1914.8%7$40,800$57,000$70,000$57,543
Unknown00%
Subtotal11388.3%
# States with Employed Grads11
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation8868.8%
Before Bar Results129.4%
After Bar Results1310.2%
Unknown00%
Subtotal11388.3%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job1310.2%
Not Seeking a Different Job10078.1%
Unknown00%
Subtotal11388.3%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0000100
Business0293231
Judicial Clerk04063120
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)671235120
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)3100010
Private Practice (Size Unknown)0
Government1023310
Public Interest0002100
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 88.3%) 7.8% 10.9% 9.4% 28.9% 11.7% 22.7% 0.8%
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