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JustBelieve wrote:This is 2009 data, however, it should give OL's am idea of the expected starting salaries from the following Florida law schools:

FL
Barry 45-65k
FAMU 58-100k
Florida Coastal 44-62.5k
Florida International 55-90k
Florida State 55-90k
Nova Southeastern 50-72.5k
Stetson 56.75-99.5k
St Thomas 50-65k
U of Florida 70-115k
U of Miami 75-130k

lawschool2014 wrote:

JustBelieve wrote:This is 2009 data, however, it should give OL's am idea of the expected starting salaries from the following Florida law schools:

FL
Barry 45-65k
FAMU 58-100k
Florida Coastal 44-62.5k
Florida International 55-90k
Florida State 55-90k
Nova Southeastern 50-72.5k
Stetson 56.75-99.5k
St Thomas 50-65k
U of Florida 70-115k
U of Miami 75-130k

Umiami is higher than UF. Thats surprising

General Tso wrote:is that from USNWR? it might be reflective of 25% of the class, if so.

it's only REPORTED salaries (~50-70% of class) for PRIVATE firms (reduce again by up to 1/2).

JustBelieve wrote:

General Tso wrote:is that from USNWR? it might be reflective of 25% of the class, if so.

it's only REPORTED salaries (~50-70% of class) for PRIVATE firms (reduce again by up to 1/2).

Yes, I obtained this list from an earlier post on this forum. These starting salaries are indeed for the private sector and are reflective of the lowest 25% and highest 75%.

General Tso wrote:so do you believe that 58-100k is a realistic midrange estimate for FAMU? that school probably had like 35% of its students employed, with less than half of them reporting their salaries.

JustBelieve wrote:

General Tso wrote:so do you believe that 58-100k is a realistic midrange estimate for FAMU? that school probably had like 35% of its students employed, with less than half of them reporting their salaries.

Yes, in fact I do believe it is very realistic for FAMU. The numbers correlate with their statistics on their website as well. The only school order, in terms of salary, that I was surprised about was UMiami and UF.

Nightrunner wrote:People should be very skeptical of generic, median-oriented salary data. It is often subject to gaming, and not representative.

Here is a graduate outcomes chart (older data, but from a better hiring economy):



THINGS TO NOTICE:

The first three bars on the left (NLJ 250, Other Firms, and Clerkships) are good things. No matter how someone tries to game them, they indicate graduates who are gainfully employed in the legal field.

The last three bars on the right (Unemployed, Unknown, Attrition) are BAD things. They indicate students who are absolutely not gainfully employed in legal jobs.

The positions in the middle can be either/or scenarios, and are hard to gauge. Sometimes "Business" means a legal job for a corporation; sometimes it means working at Starbucks. I have two friends with J.D.s who work in "Government." One works for the House Rules Committee, drafting laws (a bomb-ass gig). Another answers phones in a State Representative's Office (not so much bomb-ass). Both fall under the "government" category.

Please, please, please keep in mind that these data are from a better hiring economy.

JustBelieve wrote:Thanks for posting this. What year is this data from or when was it recorded? I am surprised that UF has such a number of unemployed.

Nightrunner wrote:I tried to find the original pdf of that report, but I can't find it online at the moment. I uploaded it, in case anyone wants to see it.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/f1cott

The download link is at the bottom of the page.

General Tso wrote:that chart doesn't list any unemployment at FAMU...that should tell you something about how honest they are

General Tso wrote:nice analysis, Harlan. but I am convinced JustBelieve is trolling

JusticeHarlan wrote:

General Tso wrote:nice analysis, Harlan. but I am convinced JustBelieve is trolling

Yeah, but even if so, it's nice for others who come here looking for accurate salary date for Florida schools to see something that disputes the data in the OP (much like the graph Nightrunner referenced).