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Employment Statistics for 2017
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 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169/75.45% |
Employed - JD Advantage | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20/8.93% |
Employed - Professional Position | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/.45% |
Employed - Non-Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0% |
Employed - Law School/University Funded | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22/9.82% |
Employed - Job Category Undeterminable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0% |
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 6/2.68% | ||||
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred | 2/.89% | ||||
Unemployed - Not Seeking | 2/.89% | ||||
Unemployed - Seeking | 2/.89% | ||||
Employment Status Unknown | 0/0% | ||||
Total Graduates | 224 |
EMPLOYMENT TYPE | FULL TIME LONG TERM |
FULL TIME SHORT TERM |
PART TIME LONG TERM |
PART TIME SHORT TERM |
NUMBER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Law Firms | 77/36.32% | ||||
Solo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26-50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
51-100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
101-250 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
251-500 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
501+ | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business & Industry | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/4.24% |
Government | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13/6.13% |
Public Interest (incl. Public Defender) | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30/14.15% |
Judicial Clerkships ** | 79/37.26% | ||||
Federal | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
State & Local | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Other | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Education | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/1.90% |
Employer type unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0% |
TOTAL | 210 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
** Figure represents graduates in clerkships on March 15, 2018. As of that date an additional 32 graduates had
reported clerkships that commence after March 15, 2018.
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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Employed - J.D. Advantage | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Employed - Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employed - Non-Professional Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Employed by Law School/University | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
* All 22 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 2017-18 YLS
fellowship recipients. Click here for information about YLS public interest fellowship opportunities.
Employment Location | State | Number |
---|---|---|
State with largest employment | New York | 70 |
State with second largest employment | District of Columbia | 33 |
State with third largest employment | California | 28 |
Number employed in foreign countries | 8 |
Geographic Destinations of Employed Graduates | Class of 2017 |
---|---|
Northeast (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) |
9.91% |
Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
33.96% |
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
4.25% |
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, ND) |
.94% |
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
20.28% |
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
3.77% |
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
4.25% |
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT,NV, NM, UT, WY) |
2.83% |
Pacific (AK, CA, WA, HI, OR) |
16.04% |
U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico) | 0% |
Foreign | 3.77% |
Full-Time Salaries of Employed Graduates | Class of 2017 |
---|---|
Total Employed Graduates | 212 |
Number of Salaries Reported | 207 |
25th Percentile | $60,210 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $127,500 |
judicial clerk | $61,000 |
private practice | $180,000 |
government | $47,500 |
public interest | $47,500 |
Median | $70,000 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $140,000 |
judicial clerk | $66,440 |
private practice | $180,000 |
government | $63,328 |
public interest | $47,500 |
75th Percentile | $180,000 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $151,250 |
judicial clerk | $68,666 |
private practice | $180,000 |
government | $90,000 |
public interest | $50,023 |
Mean | $108,605 |
academic | Less than five salaries reported for this category. |
business | $135,313 |
judicial clerk | $65,254 |
private practice | $178,247 |
government | $69,575 |
public interest | $50,570 |