Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2008 administrations)
State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar NY
Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 97.1% - High
Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) 77.1%
Class of 2008 Graduates
Total graduates 556
Graduates known to be employed at graduation 93.0% - High
Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation 97.5% - High
Class of 2008 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Graduation
Graduates whose employment status is unknown 0.2%
Graduates whose employment status is known 99.8%
Graduates known to be employed 93.2%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 0.7%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 5.6%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 0.5%
Class of 2008 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Nine Months
Graduates whose employment status is unknown 0.2%
Graduates whose employment status is known 99.8%
Graduates known to be employed 97.7%
Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program 0.7%
Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work 1.1%
Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work 0.5%
Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time (Class of 2008)
25th percentile private sector starting salary $160,000
Median private sector starting salary $160,000
75th percentile private sector starting salary $160,000
Percent in the private sector who reported salary information 75%
Median public service starting salary $60,000
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2008)
Percent employed in academia 7.0%
Percent employed in business and industry 7.0%
Percent employed in government 12.0%
Percent employed in all judicial clerkships 6.0%
Percent employed in law firms 63.0%
Percent employed in public interest 4.0%
Percent employed in an unknown field 1.0%
Percent employed in a judicial clerkship by an Article III federal judge 4.0%
Employment Location (Class of 2008)
Graduates employed in-state 51%
Graduates employed out-of-state 48.0%
Graduates employed in foreign countries 0%
Number of states where graduates are employed 34
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 3.0%
Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) 16.0%
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) 3.0%
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) 1.0%
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) 63.0%
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) 1.0%
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) 1.0%
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) 8.0%
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) 3.0%
Employment location unknown 1.0%
Career Services
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school) Career services operations Assoc. dean for career development/15 staff (all former attorneys, various specialties) provide counseling, employment market insight, interview preparation. 700+ employers participate in recruitment programs; on-site Resource Library, Simplicity Job Bank/Judge Database, portal/e-mail opportunity announcements; clerkship director and dedicated faculty/staff; alumni network, D.C. connections.
Job Type
Bar admission required/anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks) 90.0%
Bar admission required/anticipated - percent employed in full-time positions 90.0%
J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent) 5.0%
J.D. preferred - percent employed in full-time positions 71.4%
Professional other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse) 4.0%
Professional other - percent employed in full-time positions 80.0%
Non-professional other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path) 1.0%
Non-professional other - percent employed in full-time positions 66.7%
