University of New Mexico Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 92
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	71	77.2%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	2	2.2%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	5	5.4%
JD Preferred (Part Time)	2	2.2%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	1	1.1%
Professional (Part Time)	3	3.3%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	2	2.2%
Unemployed - Seeking	0	0%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	6	6.5%
Known Status	92	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	92	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	2	2.2%
Employed	84	91.3%
Subtotal	86	93.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	44	47.8%	19	$49,000	$57,500	$69,000
Public Sector	40	43.5%
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	84	91.3%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	4	4.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.1% / 3.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business	2	2.2%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.1% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk	12	13%
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 13% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice	42	45.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 37% / 8.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government	16	17.4%
LT/ST/Unknown: 17.4% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest	8	8.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.6% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	84	91.3%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal	2	2.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	4	4.3%
2-10 Attorneys	27	29.3%
11-25 Attorneys	3	3.3%
26-50 Attorneys	5	5.4%
51-100 Attorneys	1	1.1%
101-250 Attorneys	2	2.2%
251-500 Attorneys	0	0%
501+ Attorneys	0	0%
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	42	45.7%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal	42	45.7%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	1	1.1%
Mid-Atlantic	0	0%
East North Central	0	0%
West North Central	0	0%
South Atlantic	3	3.3%
East South Central	0	0%
West South Central	1	1.1%
Mountain	78	84.8%
Pacific	1	1.1%
U.S. Territories	0	0%
Foreign	0	0%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	84	91.3%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	76	82.6%
Out-of-State	8	8.7%
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	84	91.3%
# States with Employed Grads	6
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal	84	91.3%

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 = 91.3%)							91.3%

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