Employment Statistics
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Employment Nine Months After Graduation
| 2010* (265 members of class; 261 reporting employment status, 153 reporting salary) |
2009** (245 members of class; 244 reporting employment status, 150 reporting salary) |
2008** (274 members of class; 274 reporting employment status, 205 reporting salary) |
|
| Percent of Class Employed |
90.56% |
97.6% | 97.4% |
| Median Salary-Private Sector |
$160,000 | $160,000 | $160,000 |
| Median Salary-Public Sector |
$40,588 | $35,000 | $39,750 |
| Median Salary-Government | $51,630 | $57,000 | $57,429 |
*2010: Percent of Class Employed is based on U.S. News’ most recent formula--number of graduates employed divided by the total number of students in the class and does not adjust for those graduates enrolled in full time graduate programs, those who are not seeking employment, and those who did not respond.
**2009 and 2008: Percent of Class Employed is based on prior U.S. News’ formula--number of graduates employed plus the number enrolled in full-time graduate school programs plus 25% of missing graduates divided by the number of graduates in the the class minus graduates not seeking employment.
Employment Breakdown (Classes of 2008-2010)
Class of 2010 |
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2008 |
|
Total Class Size |
265 |
245 |
274 |
Employed at 9 months |
240 |
231 |
264 |
Full Time |
229 |
206 |
252 |
Part Time |
11 |
24 |
12 |
Bar Passage required |
213 |
211 |
248 |
JD preferred |
18 |
13 |
14 |
Other Professional |
8 |
2 |
2 |
Non-Professional |
1 |
4 |
0 |
Pursuing Graduate Degree |
3 |
4 |
0 |
Unemployed – Not Seeking |
6 |
4 |
3 |
Unemployed- Seeking |
12 |
5 |
7 |
Unknown |
4 |
1 |
0 |
BC Law Funded Positions (short–term), Class of 2010 at 9 months
Judicial Clerkships (Massachusetts Superior Court Fellowships) (full time, 10 months) |
10 |
Public Interest/Government Stipends |
5 |
BC Law Legal Assistance Bureau Fellows |
3 |
Graduate Research Assistants |
7 |
Type of Employment
| Class of 2010 (number) | Class of 2010 (percent) | Class of 2009 (percent) | Class of 2008 (percent) | |
Law Firms- Solo |
3 |
1.25% |
0% | 0.75% |
Law Firms (2-10) |
20 |
8.33% |
8.65% |
4.92% |
Law Firms (11-25) |
4 |
1.67% |
2.59% |
2.65% |
Law Firms (26-50) |
5 |
2.08% |
2.16% |
4.16% |
Law Firms (51-100) |
1 |
0.42% |
2.16% |
1.89% |
Law Firms (101-250) |
23 |
9.58% |
9.52% |
11.36% |
Law Firms (251-500) |
17 |
7.08% |
6.49% |
7.95% |
Law Firms (500+) |
52 |
21.67% |
36.79% |
34% |
Total Law Firms |
125 |
52.08% |
68.4% |
67.8% |
Judicial Clerkships |
36 |
15% |
8.22% |
13.6% |
Government |
26 |
10.83% |
5.2% |
7.2% |
Public Interest (Including Public Defenders) |
18 |
7.5% |
5.2% |
3% |
Business/Corporations |
21 |
8.75% |
7.35% |
4.5% |
Academia |
14 |
5.83% |
5.2% |
3.8% |
Geographic Distribution of Graduates (Percentage of Reported)
Region |
Class of |
Class of 2009 |
Class of 2008 |
New England (MA, CT, ME, NH, RI, VT) |
50.83% |
57.39% |
57% |
Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
23.33% |
18.7% |
23.6% |
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WVA) |
8.75% |
5.65% |
8.7% |
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
3.33% |
3.48% |
1.9% |
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
0.42% |
0.87% |
0.4% |
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
0.83% |
0% |
0% |
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
1.25% |
2.17% |
0.4% |
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) |
2.08% |
2.17% |
1.5% |
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
6.67% |
8.7% |
5.7% |
International |
2.5% |
0.87% |
0.8% |
Most Represented Employment Locations
| Class of 2010 | Class of 2009 | Class of 2008 | |
Massachusetts |
101 |
115 |
132 |
New York |
50 |
42 |
51 |
California |
15 |
15 |
12 |
Rhode Island |
12 |
5 |
3 |
District of Columbia |
11 |
7 |
10 |
Connecticut |
4 |
11 |
8 |
Class of 2010 Salary Information
Based on reported salaries from 153 graduates (63% of employed)
| Number of Employed Graduates with Reported Salary Information (NALP requires a minimum of 5 responses for salary analysis) |
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
Mean (Average) |
|
Law Firm (2-10) |
2 (not in NALP analysis) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Law Firm (11-25) |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Law Firm (26-50) |
1 (weekly stipend; not in NALP analysis) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Law Firm (51-100) |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Law Firm (101-250) |
23 |
$120,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$142,391 |
Law Firm (251-500) |
16 |
$137,500 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$144,688 |
Law Firm 500+ |
49 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$156,327 |
Firms (All) |
90 |
$145,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$148,744 |
Judicial Clerkships |
28 |
$20,000 |
$45,591 |
$55,000 |
$40,294 |
Government |
21 |
$40,000 |
$51,630 |
$60,500 |
$50,424 |
Public Interest |
10 |
$9,000 |
$40,588 |
$47,773 |
$34,245 |
Business |
3 (not in NALP analysis) | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
Academia |
0 (not in NALP analysis) |
n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
If you have any questions or seek additional information, please contact the Office of Career Services.
For information on national figures for the Class of 2010, please see the National Association of Law Placement (“NALP”) Website:
http://www.nalp.org/classof2010
Please note: Employment and salary information is taken from a variety of sources, including: student self-reporting, alumni surveys, employer information, published salary data, and electronic resources.