University of Southern California Profile

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Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Total Graduates = 195
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)14071.8%
JD Preferred (Full Time)
JD Preferred (Part Time)
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)3618.5%
Professional (Full Time)
Professional (Part Time)
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)21%
Non-Professional (Full Time)
Non-Professional (Part Time)
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)00%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT63.1%
Unemployed - Seeking31.5%
Unemployed - Not Seeking63.1%
Known Status19399%
Unknown Status21%
Total195100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT63.1%
Employed17891.3% 107
Subtotal18494.4%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector12966.2% 82$135,000$160,000$160,000
Public Sector4925.1% 22
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal17891.3%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic73.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1% / 2.6% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: ___ / ___ / ___
Business199.7%
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.2% / 1.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk105.1% 10$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.1% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice11056.4% 78$60,000$160,000$160,000$142,660
LT/ST/Unknown: 54.4% / 2.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government2211.3% 7$50,000$58,000$60,000$58,941
LT/ST/Unknown: 6.2% / 5.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest105.1% 5$40,000$44,000$50,000$43,500
LT/ST/Unknown: 3.6% / 1.5% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown00%
Subtotal17891.3%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required
JD Preferred
Professional
Non-Professional
Unknown
Subtotal199.7%
Law Firm Size:
Solo31.5%
2-10 Attorneys2814.4%
11-25 Attorneys52.6%
26-50 Attorneys31.5%
51-100 Attorneys21%
101-250 Attorneys52.6%
251-500 Attorneys52.6%
501+ Attorneys5729.2%
Unknown Size21%
Subtotal11056.4%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney
Law Clerk
Paralegal
Administrative
Unknown
Subtotal11056.4%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England21%
Mid-Atlantic84.1%
East North Central10.5%
West North Central00%
South Atlantic63.1%
East South Central10.5%
West South Central31.5%
Mountain21%
Pacific15277.9%
U.S. Territories00%
Foreign21%
Unknown10.5%
Subtotal17891.3%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 15378.5%
Out-of-State 2311.8%
Unknown21%
Subtotal17891.3%
# States with Employed Grads13
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation
Before Bar Results
After Bar Results
Unknown
Subtotal17891.3%


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 = 91.3%)91.3%
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