Class of 2011 Career Statistics

The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division has adopted the Truth in Law School Education resolution, urging law schools to provide more information to applicants regarding the cost of legal education and the jobs and salaries of graduates. In particular, the YLD asked that we post on our websites a breakdown of the percentages of graduates in full-time, part-time and temporary positions, and distinguish between the salaries of graduates obtaining different types of employment.

At Wayne Law, we are pleased to support the resolution and provide students with more useful information regarding employment statistics. We have tried to be as comprehensive as possible in the below, leaving blanks only where the data would not be meaningful (e.g., “average” salaries for part-time positions) or where there are so few graduates reporting that disclosure might be an invasion of privacy.

Below, you will find our complete National Association of Law Placement Employment report. At the end of that report, you will find our most recent American Bar Association placement summary.

2011 Career Stats: 83.9% of our 2011 graduates seeking employment were successful in obtaining a job within nine months after graduation.

				Full-time Long-term Salaries
	Number Reported	% of Reported		# with Salary		25th Percentile		Median		75th Percentile		Mean
Total Reported= 203
Gender Reported:
Women	108	53.2		17		50,000		60,000		80,000		66,294
Men	95	46.8		27		50,000		65,000		100,000		74,630
Subtotal 203 100.0
Race Reported:
Minority	32	15.8		5		46,000		49,000		50,000		47,400
Nonminority	170	84.2		39		55,000		66,000		100,000		74,487
Subtotal 202 100.0
Gender & Race Reported:
Minority Women	21	10.4
Minority Men	11	5.4
Nonminority Women	86	42.6		14		55,000		65,000		80,000		70,429
Nonminority Men	84	41.6		25		56,000		66,000		100,000		76,760
Subtotal 202 100.0
Employment Status Known:
Bar Passage Required	114	57.3		35		55,000		65,000		100,000		74,914
JD Advantage	27	13.6
Other Professional	18	9.0		5		32,000		50,000		70,000		56,200
Non-professional	8	4.0
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1.5
Unemployed-Seeking	28	14.1
Unemployed Not Seeking	1	0.5
Subtotal 199 100.0
Total Employed or Degree:
Pursuing Degree FT	3	1.5
Employed	167	83.9		44		50,000		65,000		100,000		71,409
Subtotal 170 85.4
Employment by Sector
Private Sector	126	75.4		36		52,500		68,000		100,000		74,917
Public Sector	39	23.4		7		49,000		55,000		56,000		52,143
Subtotal 165 98.8
FT/PT Jobs:
Bar Passage Reqd-FT	96	57.8	35		55,000		65,000		100,000		74,914
Bar Passage Reqd-PT	18	10.8
JD Advantage-FT	18	10.8
JD Advantage-PT	8	4.8
Other Professional-FT	13	7.8	5		32,000		50,000		70,000		56,200
Other Professional-PT	5	3.0
Non-professional-FT	2	1.2
Non-professional-PT	6	3.6
Subtotal 166 100.0
Employment Categories:
Academic	6	3.6
Business	38	22.8	7		32,000		65,000		70,000		61,000
Judicial Clerk	8	4.8
Unknown Type	2	1.2
Private Practice	88	52.7	29		55,000		80,000		100,000		78,276
Government	9	5.4
Public Interest	16	9.6
Subtotal 167 100.0
Academic Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	1	16.7
JD Advantage	2	33.3
Other Professional	2	33.3
Non-professional	1	16.7
Subtotal 6 100.0
Business Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	10	26.3
JD Advantage	10	26.3
Other Professional	12	31.6
Non-professional	6	15.8
Subtotal 38 100.0
Private Practice Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	83	94.3	29			55,000	80,000		100,000		78,276
JD Advantage	5	5.7
Subtotal 88 100.0
Government Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	4	44.4
JD Advantage	3	33.3
Other Professional	I	11.1
Non-professional	1	11.1
Subtotal 9 100.0
Public Interest Jobs:
Bar Passage Required	7	43.8
JD Advantage	6	37.5
Other Professional	3	18.8
Subtotal 16 100.0
Size of Firm:
2-10	43	48.9	5			50,000	55,000		60,000		52,000
11-25	13	14.8
26-50	4	4.5
51-100	13	14.8	12			49,000	62,500		85,000		68,667
101-250	8	9.1	7			100,000	100,000		100,000		100,714
251-500	3	3.4
501+	1	1.1
Solo	3	3.4
Subtotal 88 100.0
Type of Law Firm Job:
Attorney	4	80.0
Law Clerk	1	20.0
Subtotal 5 100.0
Jobs Taken by Region:
Mid-Atlantic	5	3.0
E North Central	146	89.0		40		50,000		65,000		100,000		72,425
South Atlantic	9	5.5
Mountain	2	1.2
Pacific	1	0.6
Foreign	1	0.6
Subtotal 164 100.0
Location of Jobs:
In-State	145	88.4		40		50,000		65,000		100,000		72,425
Out of State	19	11.6
Subtotal 164 100.0
# States and Territories w/Employed Grads:
9
Total 9
Note: Categories with no graduates reported are not shown. A minimum of five salaries is required for each salary analysis. Employment by sector does not include graduates for whom employer type was not reported.

	Number Reported	% of Reported
Source of Job
Fall OCI	11	78.6
Start own practice	3	21.4
Subtotal	14	100.0
Timing of Job Offer
After Bar Results	55	54.5
Before Graduation	40	39.6
Before Bar Results	6	5.9
Subtotal	101	100.0
Search Status of Employed Grads
Seeking a different job	51	33.1
Not seeking a different job	103	66.9
Subtotal	154	100.0
Note: Figures are based on jobs for which the item was reported, and thus may not add to the total number of jobs.

	Jobs lasting a year or more
	Total Number	Number of Indefinite Duration	Number of Fixed Duration	Number of Short-term Jobs
Duration of Jobs
Academic	4	3	1	2
Business	33	32		5
Judicial Clerk	8	4	4
Unknown Type	2	2
Private Practice	88	87
Government	9	8	1
Public Interest	15	14	1	1
Total Reported	159	150	7	8
Number of Jobs Reported as Funded by Law School
	1
Total Reported 1
Note: Figures for job duration are based on jobs for which the item was reported, and thus may not add to the total number of jobs. The count of jobs funded by the law school is a total, regardless of duration.

Tables prepared by NALP, June 2012

American Bar Association Placement Summary

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY - 2012

EMPLOYMENT STATUS	FULL TIME LONG TERM	FULL TIME SHORT TERM	PART TIME LONG TERM	PART TIME SHORT TERM	NUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required	103	2	18	0	123
Employed - JD Advantage	14	4	8	0	26
Employed - Professional Position	13	0	4	1	18
Employed - Non-Professional Position	0	0	0	0	0
Employed - Undeterminable *	0	0	0	0	0
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time					3
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred					0
Unemployed - Not Seeking					1
Unemployed - Seeking					28
Employment Status Unknown					4
Total graduates					203
* A graduate in undeterminable category may or may not have a term defined

LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITION					NUMBER
Of Employed - Law School/University Funded Short Term					1

EMPLOYMENT TYPE	NUMBER
Law Firms
Solo	5
2 - 10	42
11 - 25	13
26 - 50	4
51 - 100	13
101 - 250	8
251 - 500	3
501 +	1
Unknown	0
Business & industry	37
Government	8
Pub. Int. (inc. Pub. Def.)	18
Federal	1
State & local	7
Other	0
Academia	6
Employer type unknown	1
Total	167

EMPLOYMENT LOCATION	STATE	NUMBER
State# - largest employment	Michigan	145
State# - 2nd largest employment	New York	6
State# - 3rd largest employment	District Of Columbia	5
# employed in foreign countries		1