Southern Illinois University Profile

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This page represents the data included in the Southern Illinois University'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 = 111
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)6760.4% 26$40,000$47,500$58,600$52,131
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)10.9%
JD Preferred (Full Time)109% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)00%
Professional (Full Time)43.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional (Part Time)00%
Non-Professional (Full Time)00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)00%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT43.6%
Unemployed - Seeking109%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00%
Known Status9686.5%
Unknown Status1513.5%
Total111100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT43.6%
Employed8273.9% 26$40,000$47,500$58,600$52,131
Subtotal8677.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector6760.4% 18$40,000$47,500$60,000$52,222
Public Sector1513.5% 8$40,400$47,750$54,550$51,925
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal8273.9%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic10.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.9% / 0% / 0%
Business98.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.2% / 0.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 8.1% / 0% / 0%
Judicial Clerk21.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice5852.3% 18$40,000$47,500$60,000$52,222
LT/ST/Unknown: 52.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 51.4% / 0.9% / 0%
Government109% 7$40,000$50,500$58,600$52,914
LT/ST/Unknown: 9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 9% / 0% / 0%
Public Interest21.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 1.8% / 0% / 0%
Unknown00%
Subtotal8273.9%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
J.D. Advantage
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown10.9%
Subtotal10.9%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required10.9%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage43.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional21.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal76.3%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required109%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage32.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal1311.7%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required21.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage10.9%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal32.7%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required5448.6%18$40,000$47,500$60,000$52,222
J.D. Advantage43.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal5852.3%
Law Firm Size:
Solo109%
2-10 Attorneys3430.6% 11$40,000$40,000$50,000$43,000
11-25 Attorneys65.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
26-50 Attorneys32.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
51-100 Attorneys21.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys10.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys10.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys10.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size00%
Subtotal5852.3%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney5448.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Law Clerk10.9%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal32.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal5852.3%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East North Central5650.5% 21$40,000$45,000$50,500$48,352
West North Central109% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic65.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East South Central00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central10.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Pacific00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign10.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown7466.7%
Subtotal8273.9%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 5347.7%19$40,000$45,000$50,500$45,547
Out-of-State 2825.2%7$45,000$60,000$90,000$70,000
Unknown00%
Subtotal8273.9%
# States with Employed Grads11
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation2522.5%
Before Bar Results2118.9%
After Bar Results3531.5%
Unknown00%
Subtotal8273.9%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job87.2%
Not Seeking a Different Job7365.8%
Unknown00%
Subtotal8273.9%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0000000
Business0101410
Judicial Clerk0000000
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)076323130
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)2200200
Private Practice (Size Unknown)0
Government0312700
Public Interest0101100
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 73.9%) 1.8% 12.6% 6.3% 6.3% 33.3% 12.6% 0%
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