Southern University Law Center Profile

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Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Total Graduates = 132
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time) 6347.7%
Bar Passage Required (Part Time) 21.5%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown) 00%
JD Preferred (Full Time) 1813.6%
JD Preferred (Part Time) 64.5%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)00%
Professional (Full Time) 1612.1%
Professional (Part Time) 21.5%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)00%
Non-Professional (Full Time) 43%
Non-Professional (Part Time) 32.3%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)00%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT32.3%
Unemployed - Seeking107.6%
Unemployed - Not Seeking53.8%
Known Status132100%
Unknown Status00%
Total132100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT32.3%
Employed11486.4%
Subtotal11788.6%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector7657.6% 43$31,000$40,000$50,000
Public Sector3828.8%
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal11486.4%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic53.8%
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business1612.1%
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.3% / 3.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Judicial Clerk75.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.5% / 3.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Private Practice6045.5%
LT/ST/Unknown: 39.4% / 6.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Government2317.4%
LT/ST/Unknown: 15.9% / 1.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Public Interest32.3%
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Unknown00%
Subtotal11486.4%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal1612.1%
Law Firm Size:
Solo129.1%
2-10 Attorneys4433.3%
11-25 Attorneys21.5%
26-50 Attorneys00%
51-100 Attorneys10.8%
101-250 Attorneys10.8%
251-500 Attorneys00%
501+ Attorneys00%
Unknown Size00%
Subtotal6045.5%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal6045.5%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England00%
Mid-Atlantic10.8%
East North Central43%
West North Central10.8%
South Atlantic75.3%
East South Central43%
West South Central9672.7%
Mountain00%
Pacific00%
U.S. Territories00%
Foreign10.8%
Unknown00%
Subtotal11486.4%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 9168.9%
Out-of-State 2317.4%
Unknown00%
Subtotal11486.4%
# States with Employed Grads12
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal11486.4%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic
Business
Clerkship
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)
Private Practice (Size Unknown)
Government
Public Interest
Unknown Employer
Percent of Class (sum = 86.4%)86.4%
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