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UW Law Graduate Profile Statistics

Class of 2007

Employment information was reported for 182 of 182 graduates, or 100% of the Class of 2007, as of June 2008. Employed graduates (176) include those employed (171) and those pursuing graduate degrees (5). Unemployed graduates are those seeking jobs (2). Those not seeking employment (4) are excluded. The percentage employed for those seeking employment is 176/178 or 98.9%

 
Number of
Reported
Graduates
Percentage
of
Reported
Full-time Salaries1
25th %
Median
75th %
Mean
 
Gender Reported
Women
101
55.5%
46,037
72,000
112,000
83,041
Men
81
44.5%
51,000
100,000
120,000
89,694
Total Gender Reported
182
100%
Race Reported
Minority
43
23.6%
47,907
72,000
105,000
82,783
Nonminority
139
76.4%
48,000
88,000
120,000
87,105
Total Race Reported
182
100%
Gender & Race Reported
Minority Women
30
16.5%
45,099
60,000
100,000
75,778
Minority Men
13
7.4%
100,000
105,000
135,000
109,633
Nonminority Women
71
39.0%
46,037
80,000
135,000
86,862
Nonminority Men
68
37.4%
50,000
90,000
120,000
86,023
Total Gender and Race Reported
182
100%
Employment Status Known
Bar Passage Required
150
82.4%
48,000
85,500
120,000
86,748
JD Preferred
16
8.8%
45,000
60,000
110,000
77,005
Other Professional
1
.5%
Non-Professional
1
.5%
Pursuing Degree FT
5
2.8%
Unemployed (Seeking)
2
1.1%
Unemployed (Not Seeking) 4 2.2%
Employed - Job Type Unknown
3
1.7%
Total Employment Status Known
182
100%
Full/Part-Time Jobs
Bar Passage Required - FT
152
86%
Bar Passage Required - PT
1
1%
JD Preferred-FT
12
6%
JD Preferred-PT
5
3%
Other Professional-FT
5
3%
Other Professional-PT
1
1%
Total Employed
176
100%
 
Employment by Sector
Private2
105
59.7%
92,250
110,000
135,000
110,094
Public
71
40.3%
41,000
45,009
50,000
46,698
Subtotal
176
100%
       
Employment Categories
Academic Graduate Programs
5
2.8%
Business
6
3.4%
Bar Passage Required
 
JD Preferred
1
17%
Other Professional
5
83%
Non-Professional
 
Total Business
6
100%
Judicial Clerk
31
17.6%
40,000
42,000
47,000
44,596
Private Practice (by Size of Firm )
99
56.3%
92,500
110,000
135,000
110,843
2-10
20
20.2%
50,000
52,800
75,000
63,667
11-25
3
3.0%
26-50
10
10.1%
80,000
90,500
100,000
89,750
51-100
6
6.0%
95,000
100,000
120,000
106,833
101-250
9
9.1%
92,000
110,000
120,000
106,833
251-500
15
15.2%
100,000
125,000
135,000
119,667
501+
31
31.3%
120,000
135,000
160,000
138,500
Solo
3
3.1%
Unknown Size
2
2.0%
Total Private Practice
99
100%
Government & Military
27
15.4%
47,907
52,000
54,272
52,294
Public Interest
8
4.5%
41,000
42,947
49,000
43,987
Subtotal**
176
         
Jobs Taken by Region
Foreign
2
1.1%
Mid-Atlantic
10
5.7%
145,000
152,500
160,000
151,667
E. North Central
2
1.1%
South Atlantic
13
7.4%
54,070
60,000
125,000
81,667
Mountain
6
3.4%
45,066
57,750
100,000
70,950
Pacific
143
81.3%
46,800
82,000
112,000
82,637
Total
176
100%
Location of Jobs
In-State
108
61.4%
47,000
72,000
100,000
76,254
Out of State
68
38.6%
49,000
100,000
145,000
101,917
# States w/ Employed Grads
14
Source of Job
Fall OCI
67
42.2%
Job Fair/Consortia
1
.7%
       
Job Posting
11
6.9%
Commercial Internet Site
5
3.1%
Other
8
5.0%
Referral
25
15.7%
Start own practice
3
1.9%
Self-initiated/letter
38
23.8%
Spring OCI
1
.7%
Subtotal
159
100%
       

1A minimum of five salaries is required for each salary analysis.

2Private sector includes jobs in law firms and business. All other jobs are considered public. Jobs with employer type reported as unknown are not included in either sector.

** Includes those in Graduate Programs