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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW
EMPLOYMENT AND SALARY REPORT SUMMARY
CLASS OF 2008
This report summarizes the employment status of UC Davis Law School’s Class of 2008 as of February 26, 2009. Member schools of the National Association for Law Placement (virtually all ABA accredited law schools) report on the employment of their recent graduates at that time each year. Percentages in the statistics below are rounded up, which may result in totals that do not equal 100%.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Of the 189 students in the class, information was available on the employment status of 187 students. Of the 187 students, nine months after graduation, 178 students were employed; 5 students were enrolled in an advanced degree program; and 2 students were seeking employment. Thus, this graduating class had a success rate of 98%, nine months after graduation.
EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS
Private Practice: |
94 / 53% | |
| Self Employed | 3 / 3% | |
| 2-10 Attorneys | 16 / 17% | |
| 11-25 Attorneys | 7 / 7% | |
| 26-50 Attorneys | 6 / 6% | |
| 51-100 Attorneys | 7 / 7% | |
| 101-250 Attorneys | 11 / 12% | |
| 251-500 Attorneys | 2 / 2% | |
| 501+ Attorneys | 32 / 34% | |
| Unknown Size | 10 / 11% | |
Judicial Clerkships: |
13 / 7% | |
Government: |
17 / 10% | |
Military: |
2 / 1% | |
Public Interest/Legal Services:
|
21 / 12% | |
| Public/ Appellate Defender | 7 / 33% | |
| Direct Services/Advocacy/Other |
15 / 67% | |
Business/Industry: |
13 / 7% | |
Academic: |
6 / 3% | |
Job Type Unknown: |
1 / 1% | |
SALARY RANGES
Salaries are reported only for those graduates with full-time employment. Not all students reported salaries. In categories for which a range was not available, the single reported salary is provided.
All reporting: |
Range: $39,000 – $160,000 | |
Private Practice (firms): |
Range: $85,000 – $160,000 | |
Government (including judicial clerkships): |
Range: $50,000 – $70,000 | |
Public Interest: |
Range: $39,000 – $55,000 | |
Business & Industry: |
Range: $70,000 – $85,000 | |
LOCATION
Pacific: |
161 / 93% | CA, AK, HI, WA |
|
Mountain: |
5 / 3% | CO, NV | |
New England: |
1 / 1% | MA |
|
South Atlantic: |
5 / 3% | DC, NC, VA | |
East North Central: |
2 / 1% | IL | |
West South Central: |
1 / 1% | TX | |
International: |
1 / 1% | Africa | |
Unknown Location: |
3 / 2% | ||
