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This page represents the data included in the University of Wisconsin's 2010 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.

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 257
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	175	68.1%	75	$50,000	$63,000	$125,000	$88,565
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	8	3.1%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	8	3.1%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	10	3.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)	0	0%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	9	3.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.4%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	2	0.8%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	8	3.1%
Pursuing Degree FT	9	3.5%
Unemployed - Seeking	6	2.3%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	0	0%
Known Status	236	91.8%
Unknown Status	21	8.2%
Total	257	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	9	3.5%
Employed	221	86%	79	$50,000	$60,000	$125,000	$86,815
Subtotal	230	89.5%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	130	50.6%	50	$60,000	$115,000	$145,000	$106,504
Public Sector	89	34.6%	29	$49,000	$50,000	$59,000	$52,868
Unknown Sector	2	0.8%
Subtotal	221	86%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	5	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.2% / 0.8% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	20	7.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.7% / 3.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	11	4.3%	6	$42,000	$54,250	$55,000	$52,583
LT/ST/Unknown: 4.3% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	110	42.8%	47	$60,000	$120,000	$145,000	$110,217
LT/ST/Unknown: 40.5% / 2.3% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	54	21%	15	$50,000	$50,000	$59,380	$54,604
LT/ST/Unknown: 16% / 5.1% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	19	7.4%	6	$45,000	$47,500	$60,000	$49,433
LT/ST/Unknown: 5.4% / 1.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	2	0.8%
Subtotal	221	86%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	7	2.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	4	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	4	1.6%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	3	1.2%
Subtotal	20	7.8%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	15	5.8%
2-10 Attorneys	46	17.9%	9	$40,000	$45,000	$52,000	$51,578
11-25 Attorneys	8	3.1%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	5	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
51-100 Attorneys	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	7	2.7%	6	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	$127,500
251-500 Attorneys	9	3.5%	8	$107,500	$117,500	$130,000	$119,375
501+ Attorneys	18	7%	17	$145,000	$160,000	$160,000	$148,235
Unknown Size	0	0%
Subtotal	110	42.8%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	103	40.1%	45	$86,000	$120,000	$145,000	$113,178
Law Clerk	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	5	1.9%
Subtotal	110	42.8%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	11	4.3%	6	$160,000	$160,000	$160,000	$145,000
East North Central	151	58.8%	49	$50,000	$56,000	$125,000	$80,583
West North Central	12	4.7%	9	$70,000	$110,000	$110,000	$92,889
South Atlantic	16	6.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
East South Central	1	0.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mountain	2	0.8%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	13	5.1%	7	$52,000	$63,000	$160,000	$95,543
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	3	1.2%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	9	3.5%
Subtotal	221	86%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	129	50.2%	38	$49,500	$54,250	$60,000	$67,067
Out-of-State	83	32.3%	41	$60,000	$110,000	$145,000	$105,117
Unknown	9	3.5%
Subtotal	221	86%
# States with Employed Grads	23
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	177	68.9%
Before Bar Results	26	10.1%
After Bar Results	16	6.2%
Unknown	2	0.8%
Subtotal	221	86%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	0	0	2	3	0	0
Business	1	1	5	2	6	4	1
Judicial Clerk	0	3	0	0	7	1	0
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	5	26	0	2	23	18	0
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	20	2	1	0	7	6	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							0
Government	9	18	1	2	11	6	7
Public Interest	0	7	0	0	8	1	3
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Percent of Class (sum = 86%)	13.6%	22.2%	2.7%	3.1%	25.3%	14%	5.1%

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