Employment Statistics
Graduating Class: |
2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firm | 40% | 34% | 41% |
| Clerkship | 34% | 40% | 41% |
| Public Interest | 13% | 16% | 8% |
| Business and Industry | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Academia | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Advanced Degree | 2% | 3% | 5% |
5th Year Career Development Survey
Class of 2001
Given that so many of our graduates clerk after graduation, it is also relevant to describe our graduates' first non-clerkship job choices.
First Non-Clerkship Job Choices
Public Service Employment
Of those 29% who enter public service in their first non-clerkship job, the chart below shows the distribution of employment choices:
Job Choices 5 Years After Graduation
Graduating Class: |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | $51,635 | $52,803 | $54,521 |
| Private |
$125,000 | $125,000 | $145,000 |
Graduating Class: |
2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) |
13.1% |
10.8% | 12% |
| Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
36.6% | 32% | 35.2% |
| North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, ND) |
5.7% | 5.1% | 5.7% |
| South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
19.4% | 20.6% | 19.7% |
| South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN, AR, LA, OK, TX) |
3.5% | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) |
4.0% | 2.6% | 2% |
| Pacific (AK, CA, WA, HI, OR) |
15.4% | 19.1% | 16.1% |
| Foreign |
2.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% |
For more information on YLS graduates' career choices, please look at our 5th Year Career Development Survey. Please also visit the Career Development Office's Frequently Asked Questions page.













