Careers
Hastings Provides Resources to Make Your Career Goals a Reality:
- Individualized one-on-one counseling with our JD career counselors.
- An online job board with a database of over 8,000 employers, student reviews of employers, and job postings.
- One of the largest alumni mentor programs in the country with over 800 alumni all over the world ready to advise students.
- Fall and Spring On-Campus Interview programs and Mock Interview programs held in local attorney offices.
- An opportunity to attend over 60 programs a year, including career panels, workshops, and brown bag lunches with practitioners.
- Larger networking events such as the Intellectual Property Career Fair, Public Interest/Public Sector Careers Day and Creative Career Options with a JD.
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An extensive website with career resources and office library with books on every imaginable legal and law-related career option.
Class of 2010
Employment Status |
# |
% of Reported |
# w/ Salary |
% w/ Salary |
Average Salary |
Minimum Salary |
Median Salary |
Maximum Salary |
| Total graduates | 421 | 152 | $107184 | $36000 | $100000 | $165000 | ||
|
Employed |
350 | 85.16 | 152 | 43.43 | $107184 | $36000 | $100000 | $165000 |
|
--Full-time |
252 | 61.31 | 152 | 60.32 | $107184 | $36000 | $100000 | $165000 |
|
--Part-time |
98 | 23.84 | ||||||
| Seeking Work | 23 | 5.60 | ||||||
| NOT seeking work at this time | 31 | 7.54 | ||||||
| Pursuing Full-Time Degree Program | 7 | 1.70 | ||||||
| Unknown | 10 | 2.38 | ||||||
Bar Admission |
350 |
|
152 |
43.43 |
$107184 |
$36000 |
$100000 |
$165000 |
| Bar admission required | 304 | 86.86 | 141 | 46.38 | $109226 | $36000 | $115000 | $165000 |
|
--Full-time |
220 | 62.86 | 141 | 64.09 | $109226 | $36000 | $115000 | $165000 |
|
--Part-time |
84 | 24 | ||||||
| JD preferred | 33 | 9.43 | 9 | 27.27 | $80344 | $38400 | $85000 | $120000 |
|
--Full-time |
25 | 7.14 | 9 | 36.00 | $80344 | $38400 | $85000 | $120000 |
|
--Part-time |
8 | 2.29 | ||||||
| Professional other | 12 | 3.43 | 2 | 16.67 | $84000 | $72000 | $96000 | |
|
--Full-time |
7 | 2 | 2 | 28.57 | $84000 | $72000 | $96000 | |
|
--Part-time |
5 | 1.43 | ||||||
| Non-Professional other | 1 | 0.29 | ||||||
|
--Part-time |
1 | 0.29 | ||||||
Job Type |
350 |
100 |
152 |
43.43 |
$107184 |
$36000 |
$100000 |
$165000 |
| Judicial Clerkship | 19 | 5.43 | 8 | 42.11 | $62875 | $45000 | $64500 | $72000 |
| Law Firms (All Sizes) | 191 | 54.57 | 116 | 60.73 | $120207 | $41600 | $125000 | $165000 |
|
--2 to 10 attorneys |
59 | 30.89 | 15 | 25.42 | $86000 | $55000 | $75000 | $125000 |
|
--11 to 25 attorneys |
29 | 15.18 | 16 | 55.17 | $93875 | $52000 | $90000 | $145000 |
|
--26 to 50 attorneys |
8 | 4.19 | 5 | 62.50 | $74000 | $60000 | $75000 | $85000 |
|
--51 to 100 attorneys |
10 | 5.24 | 9 | 90.00 | $95178 | $41600 | $80000 | $155000 |
|
--101 to 250 attorneys |
19 | 9.95 | 18 | 94.74 | $123111 | $46000 | $130000 | $160000 |
|
--251 to 500 attorneys |
11 | 5.76 | 10 | 90.91 | $131800 | $64000 | $155000 | $160000 |
|
--501 or more attorneys |
45 | 23.56 | 40 | 88.89 | $153375 | $60000 | $160000 | $165000 |
|
--Solo Practice |
10 | 5.24 | 3 | 30.00 | $85471 | $62400 | $94014 | $100000 |
| Government (All Types) | 44 | 12.57 | 10 | 22.73 | $59933 | $38000 | $59441 | $106000 |
| Public Interest | 29 | 8.29 | 7 | 24.14 | $39129 | $36000 | $39000 | $42000 |
| Academic | 25 | 7.14 | 4 | 16.00 | $82000 | $70000 | $81000 | $96000 |
| Business or Industry (All Types) | 38 | 10.86 | 7 | 18.42 | $91966 | $45760 | $85000 | $150000 |
| Military | 4 | 1.14 |
Class of 2009 Employment Statistics
Average salary: $122,378
Minimum salary: $30,000
Maximum salary: $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.
View a list of employers who have hired recent Hastings graduates.