Vermont Law School Profile

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This page represents the data included in the Vermont Law School'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 = 174
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)8850.6% 67$44,000$50,000$59,000$54,104
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)126.9%
JD Preferred (Full Time)2614.9% 17$42,000$50,000$55,000$49,410
JD Preferred (Part Time)42.3%
Professional (Full Time)10.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional (Part Time)10.6%
Non-Professional (Full Time)00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)74%
Employment Type Unknown00%
Pursuing Degree FT84.6%
Unemployed - Seeking148%
Unemployed - Not Seeking74%
Known Status16896.6%
Unknown Status63.4%
Total174100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT84.6%
Employed13979.9% 85$43,437$50,000$58,667$52,905
Subtotal14784.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector7543.1% 34$48,000$53,500$62,000$59,265
Public Sector6436.8% 51$42,000$45,000$57,000$48,665
Unknown Sector00%
Subtotal13979.9%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 0% / 0% / 0%
Business2614.9% 12$49,000$51,000$59,000$54,083
LT/ST/Unknown: 8.6% / 6.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 8.6% / 6.3% / 0%
Judicial Clerk2212.6% 21$44,000$45,000$49,000$48,637
LT/ST/Unknown: 12.6% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 12.6% / 0% / 0%
Private Practice4928.2% 22$45,000$56,500$70,000$62,091
LT/ST/Unknown: 24.7% / 3.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 22.4% / 5.7% / 0%
Government2514.4% 14$44,000$53,000$58,000$5,291
LT/ST/Unknown: 13.2% / 1.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 13.8% / 0.6% / 0%
Public Interest179.8% 10$35,000$38,750$53,484$42,688
LT/ST/Unknown: 7.5% / 2.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: 8.6% / 1.1% / 0%
Unknown00%
Subtotal13979.9%
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required00%0⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage00%0⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%0⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%0⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal00%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required63.4%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
J.D. Advantage126.9%9$50,000$50,000$55,000$52,111
Professional10.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional74%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal2614.9%
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required1810.3%14$44,000$53,000$58,000$5,291
J.D. Advantage74%6$40,000$47,500$60,000$49,328
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal2514.4%
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required74%7$35,000$44,900$60,000$45,698
J.D. Advantage95.2%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional10.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal179.8%
Law Firm Jobs:
Bar Passage Required4626.4%22$45,000$56,500$70,000$62,091
J.D. Advantage31.7%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Non-Professional00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal4928.2%
Law Firm Size:
Solo21.1%
2-10 Attorneys3620.7% 11$40,000$50,000$55,000$47,727
11-25 Attorneys31.7% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
26-50 Attorneys21.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
51-100 Attorneys42.3% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
101-250 Attorneys21.1% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
251-500 Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
501+ Attorneys00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown Size00%
Subtotal4928.2%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney3922.4%20$47,500$56,500$72,500$63,550
Law Clerk84.6%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Paralegal21.1%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Administrative00%⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown00%
Subtotal4928.2%


Full-Time Salaries
# in
Class		% of
Class		# with
Salary		25th
Percentile		Median75th
Percentile		Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England5129.3% 27$40,000$45,000$52,000$48,274
Mid-Atlantic137.5% 10$42,000$44,500$60,000$50,418
East North Central52.9% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West North Central10.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
South Atlantic2413.8% 14$49,000$58,334$62,467$62,410
East South Central10.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
West South Central63.4% 5$55,000$59,000$60,000$57,200
Mountain2212.6% 14$39,000$46,500$55,000$50,856
Pacific158.6% 11$45,000$57,600$6,400$58,327
U.S. Territories00% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Foreign10.6% ⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Unknown13979.9%
Subtotal13979.9%
Location of Jobs:
In-State 3017.2%17$40,000$44,000$52,000$45,794
Out-of-State 10962.6%68$44,950$51,000$60,000$54,682
Unknown00%
Subtotal13979.9%
# States with Employed Grads34
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation3620.7%
Before Bar Results5732.8%
After Bar Results3620.7%
Unknown105.7%
Subtotal13979.9%
Search Status of Employed Graduates:
Seeking a Different Job3017.2%
Not Seeking a Different Job10158%
Unknown84.6%
Subtotal13979.9%


Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0000000
Business00022301
Judicial Clerk4704700
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)02172750
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)1110400
Private Practice (Size Unknown)0
Government05011711
Public Interest10011140
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 79.9%) 3.4% 8.6% 1.1% 8.6% 51.1% 5.7% 1.1%
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