William and Mary Profile

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			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Total Graduates = 214
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required (Full Time)	161	75.2%	126	$50,000	$66,000	$105,000	$79,356
Bar Passage Required (Part Time)	2	0.9%
Bar Passage Required (FT/PT Unknown)	1	0.5%
JD Preferred (Full Time)	7	3.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred (Part Time)	3	1.4%
JD Preferred (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Professional (Full Time)	9	4.2%	5	$45,000	$47,000	$58,000	$53,400
Professional (Part Time)	1	0.5%
Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Non-Professional (Full Time)	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional (Part Time)	0	0%
Non-Professional (FT/PT Unknown)	0	0%
Employment Type Unknown	1	0.5%
Pursuing Degree FT	8	3.7%
Unemployed - Seeking	8	3.7%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	4	1.9%
Known Status	206	96.3%
Unknown Status	8	3.7%
Total	214	100%
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	8	3.7%
Employed	186	86.9%	135	$50,000	$63,000	$100,000	$66,363
Subtotal	194	90.7%
Employment by Sector:
Private Sector	91	42.5%	62	$66,000	$105,000	$140,000	$102,629
Public Sector	89	41.6%	73	$45,000	$51,630	$65,000	$55,905
Unknown Sector	6	2.8%
Subtotal	186	86.9%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Employment Categories:
Academic	4	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 1.9% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Business	16	7.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.8% / 4.7% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Judicial Clerk	39	18.2%	34	$45,000	$50,000	$57,000	$53,573
LT/ST/Unknown: 18.2% / 0% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Private Practice	75	35%	61	$66,000	$105,000	$140,000	$102,951
LT/ST/Unknown: 33.6% / 0.9% / 0.5%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Government	39	18.2%	31	$51,630	$60,819	$74,000	$61,653
LT/ST/Unknown: 16.8% / 1.4% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Public Interest	8	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
LT/ST/Unknown: 2.8% / 0.9% / 0%
FT/PT/Unknown: Unk. / Unk. / Unk.
Unknown	5	2.3%
Subtotal	186	86.9%
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	8	3.7%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
JD Preferred	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Professional	5	2.3%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Non-Professional	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	0	0%
Subtotal	16	7.5%
Law Firm Size:
Solo	1	0.5%
2-10 Attorneys	26	12.1%	14	$50,000	$60,000	$60,000	$56,714
11-25 Attorneys	4	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
26-50 Attorneys	6	2.8%	6	$66,000	$76,500	$90,000	$77,333
51-100 Attorneys	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
101-250 Attorneys	11	5.1%	11	$90,000	$105,000	$125,000	$105,000
251-500 Attorneys	8	3.7%	8	$107,500	$115,500	$139,000	$123,000
501+ Attorneys	16	7.5%	16	$137,750	$160,000	$160,000	$149,719
Unknown Size	1	0.5%
Subtotal	75	35%
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	72	33.6%	59	$70,000	$105,000	$145,000	$104,568
Law Clerk	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Paralegal	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Administrative	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	2	0.9%
Subtotal	75	35%

			Full-Time Salaries
	# in Class	% of Class	# with Salary	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	Mean
Jobs Taken by Region:
New England	4	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Mid-Atlantic	18	8.4%	13	$50,000	$70,000	$130,000	$87,830
East North Central	7	3.3%	7	$66,000	$110,000	$145,000	$105,000
West North Central	2	0.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
South Atlantic	121	56.5%	87	$50,000	$58,500	$84,697	$72,149
East South Central	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
West South Central	6	2.8%	5	$45,000	$50,004	$70,000	$72,001
Mountain	3	1.4%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Pacific	4	1.9%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
U.S. Territories	0	0%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Foreign	1	0.5%	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅
Unknown	17	7.9%
Subtotal	186	86.9%
Location of Jobs:
In-State	83	38.8%	59	$48,183	$57,000	$70,000	$64,017
Out-of-State	86	40.2%	67	$51,630	$71,000	$130,000	$89,210
Unknown	17	7.9%
Subtotal	186	86.9%
# States with Employed Grads	29
Timing of Job Offer:
Before Graduation	132	61.7%
Before Bar Results	22	10.3%
After Bar Results	29	13.6%
Unknown	3	1.4%
Subtotal	186	86.9%

Job Source By Employer Type	Fall OCI	Job Listing	Pre-Law School Employer	Referral from Friend	Letter / Self- Initiated	Other	Unknown
Academic	0	0	1	2	1	0	0
Business	0	2	0	2	3	7	2
Judicial Clerk	1	15	0	6	4	6	6
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)	1	7	0	11	9	7	2
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)	17	2	2	3	3	10	0
Private Practice (Size Unknown)							1
Government	4	2	0	2	10	20	1
Public Interest	0	4	0	0	3	1	0
Unknown Employer	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Percent of Class (sum = 86.9%)	10.7%	15%	1.4%	12.1%	15.4%	23.8%	7.9%

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