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Employment Statistics for 2014
Yale Law students are among the most sought after in the nation by employers of all types. Our alumni are prominent both within and outside of the legal profession. They work in private practice, ranging from one-person offices to major firms; in federal, state, and local government, including Congress, the Office of the President, and the judiciary; in law teaching and administration; in public service settings; for corporations and businesses; and for nonprofit organizations.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS | FULL TIME LONG TERM |
FULL TIME SHORT TERM |
PART TIME LONG TERM |
PART TIME SHORT TERM |
NUMBER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employed - Bar Passage Required | 167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 169/73.48% |
Employed - JD Advantage | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34/14.78% |
Employed - Professional Position | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7/3.04% |
Employed - Non-Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0% |
Employed - Job Category Undeterminable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0% |
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 10/4.35% | ||||
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred | 4/1.74% | ||||
Unemployed - Not Seeking | 3/1.30% | ||||
Unemployed - Seeking | 2/.87% | ||||
Employment Status Unknown | 1/.43% | ||||
Total Graduates | 230 |
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONS* | FULL TIME LONG TERM |
FULL TIME SHORT TERM |
PART TIME LONG TERM |
PART TIME SHORT TERM |
NUMBER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Employed - Bar Passage Required | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Employed - J.D. Advantage | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Employed - Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employed - Non-Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Employed by Law School/University | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
* All 20 graduates reflected in this section were awarded highly competitive one year public interest fellowships. Every fellow
receives a salary of $45,000 for the year and benefits.
EMPLOYMENT TYPE | FULL TIME LONG TERM |
FULL TIME SHORT TERM |
PART TIME LONG TERM |
PART TIME SHORT TERM |
NUMBER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Law Firms | 83 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84/40% |
Solo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
11-25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
26-50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
51-100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
101-250 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
251-500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
501+ | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business & Industry | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15/7.1% |
Government | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13/6.2% |
Public Interest (incl. Public Defender) | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25/11.9% |
Judicial Clerkships ** | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65/31% |
Federal | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
State & Local | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Other | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Education | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8/3.8% |
Employer type unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0% |
TOTAL | 202 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 210 |
** Figure represents graduates in clerkships on March 15, 2015. As of that date an additional 27 graduates had reported clerkships
that commence after March 15, 2015.
Employment Location | State | Number |
---|---|---|
State with largest employment | New York | 75 |
State with second largest employment | District of Columbia | 29 |
State with third largest employment | California | 25 |
Number employed in foreign countries | 10 |
Geographic Destinations of Employed Graduates | Class of 2014 |
---|---|
Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) |
9.52% |
Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
38.57% |
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
8.10% |
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, ND) |
.48% |
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
17.14% |
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
2.86% |
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
2.86% |
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT,NV, NM, UT, WY) |
2.86% |
Pacific (AK, CA, WA, HI, OR) |
12.86% |
Foreign | 4.76% |
Full-Time Salaries of Employed Graduates | Class of 2014 |
---|---|
Total Employed Graduates | 210 |
Number of Salaries Reported | 204 |
25th Percentile | $60,587 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $115,000 |
judicial clerk | $58,745 |
private practice | $160,000 |
government | $44,000 |
public interest | $44,000 |
Median | $72,000 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $137,500 |
judicial clerk | $62,352 |
private practice | $160,000 |
government | $50,800 |
public interest | $44,000 |
75th Percentile | $160,000 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $210,000 |
judicial clerk | $64,245 |
private practice | $160,000 |
government | $61,000 |
public interest | $46,000 |
Mean | $109,102 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $165,417 |
judicial clerk | $61,545 |
private practice | $160,122 |
government | $53,844 |
public interest | $46,432 |