Indiana University

2007 Employment Survey
(Students graduated in December 2007, May and August 2007)


  Employment Status
  (within 9 months of graduation)
 Employed 266/277 96.03%
 Enrolled in full-time degree program 1/277 0.36%
 Unemployed, seeking employment  9/277 3.25%
 Employment status unknown 1/277 0.36%
 Total 277 100%

 Median Starting Salary
 Law Firms  
 2-10 lawyers  $51,000
 11-45 lawyers  $57,500
 26-50 lawyers  $78,000
 51-100 lawyers  $69,500
 101-250 lawyers  $90,000
 251-500 lawyers  $100,000
Over 500 lawyers $145,000
 Business $72,000
 Government $45,000
 Judicial Clerks $53,062
 Public Interest $45,000
 Military $80,000
 Academic $65,300
 Median Starting Salary by Employment Location
 Indianapolis $75,000
 Indiana (outside Indianapolis) $60,000
 Out of State $72,000



 Employment Categories
 Private Practice 124 46.62%
Law Firms  121 45.49%
Started Own Practice  3 1.13%
 Business 44 16.54%
In-House Legal  10 3.76%
Management  8 3.01%
Other Business  26 9.77%
 Government 66 24.81%
 Judicial Clerkships 6 2.26%
 Public Interest 5 1.88%
 Military 3 1.13%
 Academic 4 1.50%
 Unknown/Unreported 14 5.26%
 Total 266 100%

 


Revised: 6/13/08

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