EMPLOYMENT REPORT FOR THE 2014, 2013, & 2012 GRADUATING CLASSES 1

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The totals and percentages detailed in this report reflect graduate employment information as submitted to the American Bar Association (ABA) and the National Association for Law Placement (NALP). The ABA and NALP utilize slightly different standards and definitions in their reporting methods (http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/, http://www.nalp.org/ erssinfo). These discrepancies are noted below. The graduate data outlined in this report are based on ABA guidelines.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2012

# % of Class # % of Class # % of Class

Total Graduates 396 389 411

Employed 321 81.06% 318 81.75% 300 72.99%

Bar Passage Required 257 64.90% 260 66.84% 236 57.42%

JD Advantage 57 14.39% 52 13.37% 47 11.44%

Other Professional 5 1.26% 5 1.29% 10 2.43%

Other Non-Professional 2 0.51% 1 0.26% 6 1.46%

Job Type Unknown 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.24%

Unemployed: Start Date Deferred 5 1.26% 9 2.31% 14 3.41%

Unemployed: Seeking Work 58 14.65% 55 14.14% 82 19.95%

Unemployed: Not Seeking Work 8 2.02% 2 0.51% 11 2.68%

Pursuing Graduate Degree Full-Time

3 0.76% 5 1.29% 4 0.97%

Employment Status Unknown 1 0.25% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

Graduates are considered employed if s/he receives remuneration for work performed. “Unemployed: Start Date Deferred” graduates have accepted a written offer of employment by the reporting date (March 15 for the Class of 2014 or February 15 for the Class of 2013 and Class of 2012), but the start date of the employment was subsequent to that date.

BAR PASSAGE

EMPLOYER TYPE

CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2012

# % of Employed # % of Employed # % of Employed Law Firm 216 67.29% 190 59.75% 170 56.67%

Solo (Started Own Practice) 3 0.93% 2 0.63% 1 0.33%

2-10 Attorneys Firm-Wide 104 32.40% 92 28.93% 77 25.67% 11-25 Attorneys Firm-Wide 33 10.28% 28 8.81% 25 8.33% 26-50 Attorneys Firm-Wide 15 4.67% 20 6.29% 15 5.00% 51-100 Attorneys Firm-Wide 8 2.49% 9 2.83% 11 3.67% 101-250 Attorneys Firm-Wide 9 2.80% 8 2.52% 8 2.67% 251-500 Attorneys Firm-Wide 7 2.18% 5 1.57% 5 1.67% 501+ Attorneys Firm-Wide 36 11.21% 26 8.18% 28 9.33%

Firm Size Unknown 1 0.31% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

Government 15 4.67% 25 7.86% 21 7.00%

Judicial Clerkship 13 4.05% 11 3.46% 10 3.33%

Federal 9 2.80% 11 3.46% 8 2.67%

State & Local 4 1.25% 0 0.00% 2 0.67%

Other 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

Business & Industry 54 16.82% 55 17.30% 59 19.67%

Public Interest 22 6.85% 28 8.81% 29 9.67%

Education/Academic 1 0.31% 9 2.83% 10 3.33%

Unknown 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 0.33%

JOB TYPE BY HOURS &DURATION

CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2012

Full-Time Part-Time Full-Time Part-Time Full-Time Part-Time

Long Short Long Short Long Short Long Short Perm. Temp. Perm. Temp.

Employed 285 13 12 11 235 27 18 38 209 38 8 45

% of Employed 88.79% 4.05% 3.74% 3.43% 73.90% 8.49% 5.66% 11.95% 69.67% 12.67% 2.67% 15.00%

Bar Passage Required 240 8 6 3 197 22 9 32 169 32 4 31

JD Advantage 41 5 4 7 33 5 8 6 31 5 1 10

Other Professional 4 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 6 1 3 0

Other Non-Professional 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4

Job Type Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

EMPLOYER TYPE BY HOURS &DURATION

Law Firm 194 7 8 7 158 12 10 10 137 15 3 15

Solo (Started Own Practice) 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

2-10 Attorneys Firm-Wide 86 5 7 6 67 9 8 8 54 10 2 11 11-25 Attorneys Firm-Wide 31 2 0 0 26 1 0 1 21 2 0 2 26-50 Attorneys Firm-Wide 14 0 1 0 18 0 1 1 9 3 1 2 51-100 Attorneys Firm-Wide 8 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 11 0 0 0 101-250 Attorneys Firm-Wide 9 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 251-500 Attorneys Firm-Wide 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 501+ Attorneys Firm-Wide 36 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 28 0 0 0

Firm Size Unknown 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Government 13 1 0 1 14 7 0 4 12 5 1 3

Judicial Clerkship 13 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 6 4 0 0

Federal 9 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 5 3 0 0

State & Local 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Business & Industry 45 4 4 1 40 5 7 3 43 8 2 6

Public Interest 20 1 0 1 8 2 1 17 5 6 1 17

Education/Academic 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 5 0 1 4

Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

COMPENSATION BY EMPLOYER TYPE Employer Type, Salary Report Rate

(# of Salaries / # of Graduates in Full-Time, Long-Term Jobs)

25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile Average CLASS OF 2014 Law Firm

2-10 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 62 of 86 Reported $43,875 $58,800 $70,000 $58,883

11-25 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 24 of 31 Reported $60,000 $67,500 $80,000 $70,942

26-50 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 14 of 14 Reported $70,000 $73,500 $80,300 $73,014

51-100 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 7 of 8 Reported $66,500 $80,000 $89,500 $83,857

100+ Attorneys Firm-Wide, 49 of 52 Reported $120,000 $160,000 $160,000 $135,378

Government, 8 of 13 Reported $60,150 $62,500 $64,968 $63,509

Judicial Clerkship, 12 of 13 Reported $55,313 $63,000 $67,298 $61,627 Business & Industry, 34 of 45 Reported $62,750 $73,500 $79,500 $83,753 Public Interest, 16 of 20 Reported $40,000 $40,000 $45,250 $42,906

Education/Academic, - - - - -

CLASS OF 2013 Law Firm

2-10 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 55 of 67 Reported $50,000 $60,000 $72,000 $63,060

11-25 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 22 of 26 Reported $56,250 $67,500 $75,000 $65,732

26-50 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 14 of 18 Reported $68,000 $76,750 $80,000 $82,119

51-100 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 6 of 6 Reported $83,750 $101,500 $109,500 $98,833

100+ Attorneys Firm-Wide, 38 of 39 Reported $125,000 $147,500 $160,000 $137,082

Government, 11 of 14 Reported $46,500 $60,000 $62,750 $55,341

Judicial Clerkship, 10 of 11 Reported $60,000 $63,000 $63,986 $59,553 Business & Industry, 30 of 40 Reported $56,250 $73,500 $86,125 $77,440 Public Interest, 7 of 8 Reported $40,000 $40,000 $45,000 $44,286

Education/Academic, 3 of 4 Reported - - - -

CLASS OF 2012 Law Firm

2-10 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 41 of 54 Reported $50,000 $60,000 $65,000 $59,967

11-25 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 19 of 21 Reported $61,250 $70,000 $77,000 $70,016

26-50 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 7 of 9 Reported $63,500 $76,000 $87,500 $82,214

51-100 Attorneys Firm-Wide, 8 of 11 Reported $80,625 $95,000 $108,500 $91,668

100+ Attorneys Firm-Wide, 40 of 41 Reported $125,000 $155,000 $160,000 $139,000

Government, 12 of 12 Reported $53,850 $63,449 $81,250 $66,875

Judicial Clerkship, 6 of 6 Reported $59,042 $63,945 $63,986 $61,083 Business & Industry, 29 of 43 Reported $55,000 $75,000 $82,000 $74,506 Public Interest, 5 of 5 Reported $45,000 $45,427 $48,500 $46,985

Education/Academic, 4 of 5 Reported - - - -

LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITIONS

# Full-Time Part-Time

Long-Term Short-Term Long-Term Short-Term CLASS OF 2014

Total 13 10 0 0 3

Law Firm 0 0 0 0 0

Government 1 0 0 0 1

Judicial Clerkship 0 0 0 0 0

Business & Industry 0 0 0 0 0

Public Interest 11 10 0 0 1 Education/Academic 1 0 0 0 1 CLASS OF 2013 Total 45 5 15 0 25 Law Firm 8 0 7 0 1 Government 9 0 5 0 4 Judicial Clerkship 0 0 0 0 0

Business & Industry 0 0 0 0 0

Public Interest 22 3 2 0 17 Education/Academic 6 2 1 0 3 CLASS OF 2012 Total 37 5 9 0 23 Law Firm 0 0 0 0 0 Government 8 0 5 0 3 Judicial Clerkship 1 0 1 0 0

Business & Industry 0 0 0 0 0

Public Interest 21 2 3 0 16

Education/Academic 7 3 0 0 4

EMPLOYER LOCATION

CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2012

# % of Respondents # % of Respondents # % of Respondents Total Respondents 321 318 300 U.S.:CALIFORNIA 301 93.77% 306 96.23% 286 95.33% Southern California 291 90.65% 289 90.88% 273 91.00%

Los Angeles County 252 78.50% 241 75.79% 230 76.67%

Downtown 94 29.28% 84 26.42% 68 22.67%

Gateway Cities 5 1.56% 5 1.57% 7 2.33%

San Fernando Valley 31 9.66% 41 12.89% 31 10.33%

San Gabriel Valley 12 3.74% 11 3.46% 15 5.00%

South Bay 6 1.87% 11 3.46% 7 2.33%

West Los Angeles 64 19.94% 67 21.07% 70 23.33%

Wilshire 25 7.79% 19 5.97% 29 9.67%

Other LA/Unknown 15 4.67% 3 0.94% 3 1.00%

Orange County 28 8.72% 34 10.69% 30 10.00%

Other Counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura

JOB OFFER SOURCES

CLASS OF 2014 CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2012

# % of Respondents # % of Respondents # % of Respondents Total Respondents 281 315 297

Networking & Referrals 81 28.83% 96 30.48% 79 26.60%

Career Development Center 103 36.65% 128 40.63% 119 40.07%

Job Postings, Referrals, Events 58 20.64% 90 28.57% 75 25.25%

On-Campus Interview (OCI) Program

45 16.01% 38 12.06% 44 14.81%

Self-Initiated Contact 38 13.52% 41 13.02% 31 10.44%

Responded to Job Posting Advertised in Print or Online (Not via Career Development)

27 9.61% 13 4.13% 26 8.75%

Returned to or Continued with Pre-Law School Employer

13 4.63% 15 4.76% 20 6.73%

Started Own Practice/Business 9 3.20% 10 3.17% 8 2.69%

Used Temp Placement Agency or Legal Search Consultant

2 0.71% 2 0.63% 2 0.67%

Job Fair (Not hosted by Career Development)

0 0.00% 2 0.63% 1 0.34%