Class of 2010 Employment Statistics
(as of February 15, 2011)
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Class of 2010 Statistics
| Number of students in class |
198 |
| Number for whom status was known |
180 |
| Number for whom status was unknown |
18 |
| Number Employed |
145 |
| Number Not Seeking |
13 |
| Number in FT Advanced Degree Program |
6 |
| Number Unemployed and Seeking |
16 |
Employed
Percentage of those known to be seeking who found employment: 90.1% (145/161)
Percentage of those known to be seeking still unemployed: 9.9% (16/161)
Type of Work
(100% - 145/145 reported)
| Bar Required/Anticipated Overall |
71.0 |
(103/145) |
|
PT/FT Overall |
| Bar Required/Anticipated, Full-Time |
90.3 |
(93/103) |
|
(95.2% - 138/145 reported) |
| Bar Required/Anticipated, Part-Time |
4.9 |
(5/103) |
|
FT 93.5 (129/138) |
| Bar Required/Anticipated, Unknown |
4.9 |
(5/103) |
|
PT 6.5 (9/138) |
| JD Preferred Overall |
15.9 |
(23/145) |
|
|
| JD Preferred, Full-Time |
91.3 |
(21/23) |
|
|
| JD Preferred, Part-Time |
0 |
(0/23) |
|
|
| JD Preferred, Unknown |
8.7 |
(2/23) |
|
|
| Professional Other Overall |
10.3 |
(15/145) |
|
|
| Professional Other, Full-Time |
86.7 |
(13/15) |
|
|
| Professional Other, Part-Time |
13.3 |
(2/15) |
|
|
| Nonprofessional Overall |
2.8 |
(4/145) |
|
|
| Nonprofessional, Full-Time |
50 |
(2/4) |
|
|
| Nonprofessional, Part-Time |
50 |
(2/4) |
|
|
Employment Status from Employer View
(97.9% - 142/145 reported)
| Permanent |
78.9 |
(112/142) |
| Temporary* |
21.1 |
(30/142) |
*Includes judicial clerkships, which accounts for 10.3% of employed grads
Employment Sector
(Of those who reported area of employment: 99.3% - 144/145)
| Percent in Private Practice |
37.2 |
(54/145) |
| (98.1% - 53/54 reported category) |
|
|
| Solo |
5.7 |
(3/53) |
| 2-10 attorneys |
64.2 |
(34/53) |
| 11-25 attorneys |
13.2 |
(7/53) |
| 26-50 attorneys |
5.7 |
(3/53) |
| 51-100 attorneys |
1.9 |
(1/53) |
| 101-250 attorneys |
9.4 |
(5/53) |
| 251-500 attorneys |
0 |
(0/53) |
| 501+ attorneys |
0 |
(0/53) |
| |
|
|
| Percent in Business |
35.2 |
(51/145) |
| (100% - 51/51 reported category) |
|
|
| Accounting |
3.9 |
(2/51) |
| Banking/Finance |
11.8 |
(6/51) |
| Insurance |
3.9 |
(2/51) |
| Mgmt. Consulting |
3.9 |
(2/51) |
| Publishing/newspaper |
9.8 |
(5/51) |
| Tech/e-comm |
7.8 |
(4/51) |
| Legal Temp Agency |
11.8 |
(6/51) |
| Other Business |
47.1 |
(24/51) |
| |
|
|
| Bar Passage Required |
41.2 |
(21/51) |
| JD Preferred |
27.5 |
(14/51) |
| Other Professional |
27.5 |
(14/51) |
| Nonprofessional |
3.9 |
(2/51) |
| |
|
|
| Percent in Judicial Clerkships |
10.3 |
(15/145) |
| (100% - 15/15 reported category) |
|
|
| State |
13.3 |
(2/15) |
| Local |
86.7 |
(13/15) |
| |
|
|
| Percent in Other Government |
7.6 |
(11/145) |
| (100% - 11/11 reported category) |
|
|
| Local prosecutor/DA |
9.1 |
(1/11) |
| Local Other |
9.1 |
(1/11) |
| Other Govt |
81.8 |
(9/11) |
| |
|
|
| Percent in Public Interest |
6.2 |
(9/145) |
| (100% - 9/9 reported category) |
|
|
| Policy/advocacy |
44.4 |
(4/9) |
| Public Defender |
33.3 |
(3/9) |
| Legal Services |
22.2 |
(2/9) |
| |
|
|
| Percent in Academia |
2.8 |
(4/145) |
| (100% - 4/4 reported category) |
|
|
| Other Higher Ed |
50.0 |
(2/4) |
| Other |
50.0 |
(2/4) |
| |
|
|
| Unknown |
.69 |
(1/145) |
Geographic Location
(91% - 132/145 reported)
| Employed in MN |
81.1 |
(107/132) |
| Employed out of state |
18.9 |
(25/132) |
| States where employed |
13+1 foreign country |
AK, AZ, CA, GA, IA, IL, MN, MO, NY, OR, PA, SD, WI |
| |
|
|
| Mid-Atlantic |
2.3 |
(3/132) |
| East North Central |
9.1 |
(12/132) |
| West North Central |
83.3 |
(110/132) |
| South Atlantic |
1.5 |
(2/132) |
| Mountain |
1.0 |
(1/132) |
| Pacific |
2.3 |
(3/132) |
| Foreign |
1.0 |
(1/132) |
Full-Time Salaries
(53.5% - 69/129 of full-time jobs reported salary)
| |
25th |
Median |
75th |
Average |
| Overall (69/145 47.6% reported) |
44,036 |
55,000 |
65,000 |
59,391 |
| Private Sector (53/105 50.5% reported) |
50,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
63,257 |
| Public Sector (16/39 41% reported) |
40,942 |
44,000 |
47,250 |
46,585 |
| Bar Required (50/103 48.5% reported) |
44,036 |
52,250 |
62,000 |
56,799 |
| JD Preferred (13/23 56.5% reported) |
43,000 |
67,000 |
72,000 |
67,769 |
| Other Professional (6/15 40% reported) |
45,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
62,833 |
| Private Practice (31/54 57.4% reported) |
50,000 |
55,500 |
65,000 |
61,790 |
| 2-10 attorney (15/34 44.1% reported) |
45,000 |
52,000 |
55,500 |
49,600 |
| 11-25 attorney (7/7 100% reported) |
55,000 |
60,000 |
62,000 |
58,357 |
| 26-50 attorney |
|
* |
|
* |
| 51-100 attorney |
|
* |
|
* |
| 101-250 attorney (5/5 100% reported) |
65,000 |
108,000 |
115,000 |
94,600 |
| Business (22/51 43.1% reported) |
45,000 |
60,000 |
70,000 |
65,323 |
| Bar Required (7/21 33.3% reported) |
43,000 |
55,000 |
62,000 |
53,286 |
| JD Preferred (9/14 64.3% reported) |
60,000 |
70,000 |
72,000 |
76,344 |
| Other Professional (6/14 42.9% reported) |
45,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
62,833 |
| Government |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Public Interest |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Judicial Clerkship (8/15 53.3% reported) |
44,000 |
44,018 |
44,268 |
44,447 |
* = not enough salaries to report while maintaining anonymity
Source* of Job by Employer Type
| |
Fall
On-Campus
Interview
|
Job Listing |
Return to
Pre-Law
School
Employer |
Referral
from
Friend |
Letter/Self-
Initiated
Contact |
Other** |
| All Employers |
7.5 |
15.0 |
19.6 |
16.8 |
9.3 |
31.8 |
| Academic |
0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
0 |
25.0 |
| Business |
0 |
7.1 |
38.1 |
16.7 |
4.8 |
33.3 |
| Judicial Clerkship |
0 |
33.3 |
0 |
33.3 |
0 |
33.3 |
| Firm, 2-49 atty |
7.7 |
23.1 |
5.1 |
12.8 |
15.4 |
35.9 |
| Firm, 50+ atty |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Government |
0 |
0 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
| Public Interest |
0 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
40.0 |
0 |
20.0 |
*If a student is given an offer to remain on a law clerk or other job obtained and held during school, he/she is asked to report the source of the law clerk job.
**Other includes commercial websites, self-employed, leads from practicum or clinic placements, job fairs, spring on-campus interviews, etc.