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Employment Statistics

Class of 2009

average salary
minimum salary
maximum salary

 $122,378

 $30,000

 $165,000
Category #

 # reporting salary 

 average salary minimum salary maximum salary
Law Firms (all sizes) 210 147 $135,337 $45,000 $165,000
Self-Employed 8 1 $80,000 $80,000 $80,000
2 to 10 Attorneys 54 19 $72,568 $45,000 $135,000
11 to 25 Attorneys 14 9 $75,556 $55,000 $115,000
26 to 50 Attorneys 8 3 $103,333 $70,000 $160,000
51 to 100 Attorneys 17 12 $114,583 $60,000 $160,000
101 to 250 Attorneys 15 14 $142,857 $100,000 $160,000
251 to 500 Attorneys 15 15 $156,467 $135,000 $165,000
501+ Attorneys 74 73 $158,014 $85,000 $165,000
Firm Size Unknown 5 1 $160,000 $160,000 $160,000
Government (all types) 56 21 $63,147 $30,000 $160,000
Business (all types) 31 6 $78,000 $70,000 $83,000
Public Interest 22 3 $42,033 $34,500 $50,000

Salaries are reported only for those graduates with full-time employment, legal or non-legal. Not all students reported salaries.

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