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This page represents the data included in the Seattle University'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.

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, 2011).

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 320
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	175	54.7%	55	$54,000	$70,000	$85,000	$74,384
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	5	1.6%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	1	0.3%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	25	7.8%	6	$50,000	$54,000	$60,000	$53,333
JD Preferred (Part Time)	21	6.6%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	40	12.5%	7	$40,000	$55,000	$75,000	$56,714
Professional (Part Time)	5	1.6%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	4	1.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	6	1.9%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	0	0%
Pursuing Degree FT	9	2.8%
Unemployed - Seeking	12	3.8%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	17	5.3%
Known Status	320	100%
Unknown Status	0	0%
Total	320	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	9	2.8%
Employed	282	88.1%	69	$50,000	$65,000	$80,000	$70,030
Subtotal	291	90.9%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	202	63.1%	44	$64,500	$75,000	$85,000	$78,523
Public Sector	80	25%	25	$48,500	$54,000	$60,000	$55,084
Unknown Sector	0	0%
Subtotal	282	88.1%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	9	2.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.3% / 1.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	59	18.4%	11	$50,000	$65,000	$75,000	$62,909
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.8% / 5.3% / 0.3%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	15	4.7%	7	$50,000	$55,000	$62,000	$55,143
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.7% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	143	44.7%	33	$65,000	$80,000	$110,000	$83,727
LT/ST/Unknown: 35.6% / 9.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	31	9.7%	12	$49,250	$55,650	$69,000	$60,567
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.4% / 1.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	25	7.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.8% / 4.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	282	88.1%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	7	2.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	14	4.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	33	10.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	5	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	59	18.4%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	21	6.6%
2-10 Attorneys	88	27.5%	8	$43,500	$50,000	$62,500	$50,750
11-25 Attorneys	8	2.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	13	4.1%	11	$72,000	$80,000	$85,000	$77,727
51-100 Attorneys	1	0.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	2	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
251-500 Attorneys	4	1.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
501+ Attorneys	6	1.9%	5	$110,000	$120,000	$120,000	$119,000
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	143	44.7%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	120	37.5%	32	$66,500	$80,000	$110,000	$85,594
Law Clerk	17	5.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	2	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	4	1.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	143	44.7%

			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	1	0.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East North Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West North Central	2	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	8	2.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East South Central	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	2	0.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	10	3.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	254	79.4%	57	$50,000	$65,000	$80,000	$70,967
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	5	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	282	88.1%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	245	76.6%	53	$50,000	$65,000	$80,000	$69,902
Out-of-State	37	11.6%	16	$54,500	$63,000	$71,000	$70,456
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	282	88.1%
# States with Employed Grads	17
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	155	48.4%
Before Bar Results	53	16.6%
After Bar Results	72	22.5%
Unknown	2	0.6%
Subtotal	282	88.1%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	2	3	4	0	0	0
Business	1	2	28	11	0	17	0
Judicial Clerk	1	7	0	2	1	3	1
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	9	22	7	34	28	29	1
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	11	0	0	1	0	1	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	8	8	1	4	4	4	2
Public Interest	1	11	1	4	6	2	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent of Class (sum = 88.1%)	9.7%	16.3%	12.5%	18.8%	12.2%	17.5%	1.3%

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