Penn State University Profile

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Employment Status Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Bar Passage Required 107 1 5 11 124
J.D. Preferred 6 0 1 3 10
Professional 5 0 0 0 5
Non-Professional 0 2 1 2 5
Unknown 0 0 0 2 4
Employed Total 118 3 7 18 148
Non-Employed
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 13
Unemployed - Deferred Start Date 0
Unemployed - Not Seeking 2
Unemployed - Seeking 14
Employment Status Unknown 2
Non-Employed Total 31
Total Graduates 179


Employment Status Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Of Employed - # Law School Funded 0 0 0 8 8


Employed Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Law Firms
Solo 3 1 0 0 4
2-10 Attorneys 24 0 0 0 24
11-25 Attorneys 9 0 0 0 9
26-50 Attorneys 4 0 0 0 4
51-100 Attorneys 4 0 1 0 5
101-250 Attorneys 6 0 0 0 6
251-500 Attorneys 1 0 0 0 1
501+ Attorneys 3 0 0 0 3
Size Unknown 1 0 0 3 4
Business & Industry 15 2 4 4 25
Government 13 0 0 0 13
Public Interest 4 0 0 1 5
Federal Clerkships 1 0 0 0 1
State & Local Clerkships 28 0 2 0 30
Other Clerkships 0 0 0 0 0
Academia 1 0 0 8 9
Employer Type Unknown 1 0 0 2 5
Employed Total 118 3 7 18 148
Non-Employed
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 13
Unemployed - Deferred Start Date 0
Unemployed - Not Seeking 2
Unemployed - Seeking 14
Employment Status Unknown 2
Non-Employed Total 31
Total Graduates 179


Employment Location State Total
Most Common Employment Destination Pennsylvania 68
Second Most Common Employment Destination New York 12
Third Most Common Employment Destination Virginia 8
# Employed in Foreign Countries 2
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