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Class of 2016 Employment

Employment Statistics for 2016

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 STATUSFULL TIME
LONG TERM		FULL TIME
SHORT TERM		PART TIME
LONG TERM		PART TIME
SHORT TERM		NUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required160000160/78.82%
Employed - JD Advantage910010/4.93%
Employed - Professional Position40015/2.46%
Employed - Non-Professional Position00000/0%
Employed - Law School/University Funded1630019/9.36%
Employed - Job Category Undeterminable00000/0%
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time    2/.98%
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred    2/.98%
Unemployed - Not Seeking    3/1.48%
Unemployed - Seeking    1/.49%
Employment Status Unknown    1/.49%
Total Graduates    203
EMPLOYMENT TYPEFULL TIME
LONG TERM		FULL TIME
SHORT TERM		PART TIME
LONG TERM		PART TIME
SHORT TERM		NUMBER
Law Firms    83/42.78%
Solo00000
2-1010001
11-2510001
26-5010001
51-10010001
101-25080008
251-50060006
501+6500065
Unknown00000
Business & Industry61018/4.12%
Government71008/4.12%
Public Interest (incl. Public Defender)1620018/9.28%
Judicial Clerkships **    72/37.11%
Federal6900069
State & Local10001
Other20002
Education50005/2.58%
Employer type unknown00000/0%
TOTAL189401194

** Figure represents graduates in clerkships on March 15, 2017. As of that date an additional 23 graduates had
reported clerkships that commence after March 15, 2017.

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 Required1230015
Employed - J.D. Advantage40004
Employed - Professional Position00000
Employed - Non-Professional Position00000
Total Employed by Law School/University1630019

* All 19 graduates reflected in this section were awarded highly competitive one year public interest fellowships.
Every fellow receives a salary of $47,500 for the year and benefits. Click here for a list of all 2016-17 YLS
fellowship recipients. Click here for information about YLS public interest fellowship opportunities.

Employment LocationStateNumber
State with largest employmentNew York63
State with second largest employmentDistrict of Columbia40
State with third largest employmentCalifornia23
Number employed in foreign countries 8
Geographic Destinations of Employed GraduatesClass of 2016
Northeast
(CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)		6.19%
Mid-Atlantic
(NY, NJ, PA)		34.02%
East North Central
(IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)		7.73%
West North Central
(IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, ND)		0%
South Atlantic
(DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)		27.32%
East South Central
(AL, KY, MS, TN)		2.58%
West South Central
(AR, LA, OK, TX)		2.58%
Mountain
(AZ, CO, ID, MT,NV, NM, UT, WY)		2.58%
Pacific
(AK, CA, WA, HI, OR)		12.89%
U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico)0%
Foreign4.12%
Full-Time Salaries of Employed GraduatesClass of 2016
Total Employed Graduates194
Number of Salaries Reported187
25th Percentile$62,000
academic$36,000
businessLess than five salaries reported for this category.
judicial clerk$61,435
private practice$180,000
government$45,000
public interest$45,000
Median$70,000
academic$47,000
businessLess than five salaries reported for this category.
judicial clerk$64,562
private practice$180,000
government$53,500
public interest$45,000
75th Percentile$180,000
academic$88,000
businessLess than five salaries reported for this category.
judicial clerk$66,515
private practice$180,000
government$65,000
public interest$50,000
Mean$115,160
academic$66,000
businessLess than five salaries reported for this category.
judicial clerk$63,559
private practice$175,947
government$60,333
public interest$48,176