Thomas Jefferson School of Law Profile

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This page represents the data included in the Thomas Jefferson School of Law'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 = 236
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)6929.2% 41$50,000$60,000$65,000$60,013
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)2711.4%
JD Preferred (Full Time)156.4% 12$56,500$81,500$101,500$94,167
JD Preferred (Part Time)31.3%
Professional (Full Time)145.9% 10$30,000$77,417$105,000$78,587
Professional (Part Time)31.3%
Non-Professional (Full Time)00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)62.5%
Employment Type Unknown10.4%
Pursuing Degree FT62.5%
Unemployed - Seeking7431.4%
Unemployed - Not Seeking104.2%
Known Status22896.6%
Unknown Status83.4%
Total236100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT62.5%
Employed13858.5% 63$50,000$60,000$85,000$69,467
Subtotal14461%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector11247.5% 44$49,000$62,500$94,000$75,018
Public Sector2510.6% 19$50,000$55,000$60,000$56,611
Unknown Sector10.4%
Subtotal13858.5%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0.4% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.4% / 0% / 0%
Business3715.7% 18$48,000$91,500$110,000$94,224
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.7% / 3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 11.4% / 4.2% / 0%
Judicial Clerk93.8% 9$50,000$50,000$55,000$49,925
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.8% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 3.8% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice7531.8% 26$50,000$60,000$75,000$61,722
LT/ST/Unknown: 30.1% / 1.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 20.3% / 11.4% / 0%
Government125.1% 8$56,500$60,970$81,417$65,412
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.7% / 0.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 4.7% / 0.4% / 0%
Public Interest31.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0.8% / 0.4% / 0%
Unknown10.4%
Subtotal13858.5%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage10.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal10.4%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required41.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage135.5%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal177.2%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required83.4%5$60,000$60,000$61,939$61,493
J.D. Advantage20.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional20.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal125.1%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required20.8%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage10.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal31.3%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required7330.9%25$50,000$60,000$75,000$61,390
J.D. Advantage00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal7330.9%
Law Firm Size:
Solo104.2%
2-10 Attorneys4719.9% 15$42,000$60,000$65,000$58,133
11-25 Attorneys52.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
26-50 Attorneys73% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
51-100 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size31.3%
Subtotal7531.8%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney4820.3%17$56,000$60,000$65,000$63,588
Law Clerk2510.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal7531.8%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mid-Atlantic20.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
East North Central31.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West North Central20.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic114.7% 7$50,000$65,000$85,000$68,857
East South Central10.4% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central20.8% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Mountain135.5% 8$52,821$57,840$85,000$65,785
Pacific9841.5% 42$43,000$60,000$85,000$68,765
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign41.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown20.8%
Subtotal13858.5%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 9239%39$48,000$60,000$85,524$70,542
Out-of-State 4418.6%24$50,000$55,289$70,000$67,720
Unknown00%
Subtotal13858.5%
# States with Employed Grads24
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation3816.1%
Before Bar Results4820.3%
After Bar Results4719.9%
Unknown52.1%
Subtotal13858.5%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job4920.8%
Not Seeking a Different Job6929.2%
Unknown208.5%
Subtotal13858.5%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0001000
Business009114103
Judicial Clerk0301221
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)0361611380
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)0002001
Private Practice (Size Unknown)3
Government0042222
Public Interest0100110
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 58.5%) 0% 3% 8.1% 14% 8.5% 22.5% 3%
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