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For the graduating class of 2012, 93 percent were employed or continuing their education. The employment data below is generated by NALP, the Association for Legal Career Professionals. The tables below have been formatted for readability; you may also view the original 2009 [PDF], 2010 [PDF], 2011 [PDF], and 2012 [PDF] NALP Summary Reports (partially redacted for privacy).
In addition, we provide the ABA Employment Summary for 2012 [PDF] and 2011 grads [PDF]. This includes data other than that reported to NALP—e.g., law school/university funded positions. (The ABA data for previous years mirrored that of NALP, and so we do not include it separately here.) 
| General Employment Information |
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Latest National NALP Data Available (2012) |
Michigan Law Data |
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Class of 2012 |
Class of 2011 |
Class of 2010 |
| Graduating Class Size |
46,364 |
388 |
379 |
374 |
| Employment status known |
44,339 |
384 |
378 |
371 |
| Bar passage required |
28,567 |
335 |
299 |
325 |
| # for which salary is known |
17,713 |
276 |
178 |
211 |
| % for which salary is known |
62% |
82% |
60% |
65% |
| 25th %ile of salary |
$50,000 |
$61,036 |
$62,467 |
$110,000 |
| 50th %ile of salary |
$62,300 |
$142,500 |
$147,500 |
$160,000 |
| mean salary |
$83,531 |
$113,715 |
$118,950 |
$134,501 |
| 75th %ile of salary |
$120,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
| JD Advantage† |
5,877 |
18 |
44 |
14 |
| Other Professional |
2,168 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
| Nonprofessional |
811 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Job type unknown |
115 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| Pursuing advanced degree |
928 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
| Unemployed—not seeking |
922 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
| Unemployed—seeking |
4,747 |
16 |
13 |
4 |
| Employment Status Unknown† |
2025 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
†"JD Advantage" includes management consulting, investment banking, real estate, legal jobs overseas, etc.
| Employment by Category |
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Latest National NALP Data Available (2012) |
Michigan Law Data |
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Class of 2012 |
Class of 2011 |
Class of 2010 |
| Graduating Class Size |
46,364 |
388 |
379 |
374 |
| Academic |
1,026 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
| Business |
6,701 |
24 |
38 |
16 |
| Bar passage required |
1,951 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
| JD Advantage |
2,628 |
9 |
23 |
3 |
| Other Professional |
1,408 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
| Nonprofessional |
696 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Judicial Clerk |
3,355 |
48 |
57 |
38 |
| # for which salary is known |
2,844 |
44 |
41 |
27 |
| % for which salary is known |
85% |
92% |
72% |
71% |
| 25th %ile of salary |
$44,065 |
$57,408 |
$57,408 |
$58,519 |
| 50th %ile of salary |
$52,600 |
$59,681 |
$60,681 |
$62,401 |
| mean salary |
$51,838 |
$57,841 |
$60,007 |
$61,609 |
| 75th %ile of salary |
$60,000 |
$62,465 |
$62,401 |
$62,909 |
| Private Practice |
19,042 |
205 |
169 |
212 |
| # for which salary is known |
11,185 |
185 |
122 |
171 |
| % for which salary is known |
59% |
90% |
72% |
81% |
| 25th %ile of salary |
$55,000 |
$140,000 |
$145,000 |
$160,000 |
| 50th %ile of salary |
$90,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
| mean salary |
$100,764 |
$142,111 |
$146,362 |
$151,889 |
| 75th %ile of salary |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
| 501+ attorneys |
3,636 |
109 |
82 |
129 |
| 251–500 attorneys |
1,001 |
34 |
27 |
31 |
| 101–250 attorneys |
1,054 |
26 |
20 |
20 |
| 51–100 attorneys |
861 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
| 26–50 attorneys |
1,086 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| 11–25 attorneys |
1,888 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
| 2–10 attorneys |
8,193 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
| Solo practitioner |
964 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Unknown size |
359 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
| Government |
4,556 |
28 |
34 |
34 |
| # for which salary is known |
2,656 |
19 |
12 |
9 |
| % for which salary is known |
58% |
68% |
35% |
26% |
| 25th %ile of salary |
$43,000 |
$55,000 |
$62,467 |
$62,467 |
| 50th %ile of salary |
$52,000 |
$62,467 |
$62,467 |
$62,467 |
| mean salary |
$55,097 |
$65,469 |
$60,884 |
$60,353 |
| 75th %ile of salary |
$62,038 |
$72,234 |
$62,467 |
$62,467 |
| Public Interest |
2,705 |
45 |
47 |
37 |
| Most Popular Markets 2012 |
| New York |
20.4% |
70 Jobs |
| Michigan |
14% |
48 Jobs |
| Illinois |
14% |
48 Jobs |
| Washington, DC |
12.5% |
43 Jobs |
| California |
10.5% |
36 Jobs |
| Breakdown of Jobs by Sector 2012 |
| Academic |
0.6% |
2 Jobs |
| Business |
6.8% |
24 Jobs |
| Judicial Clerkships |
13.5% |
48 Jobs |
| Unknown Type |
0.8% |
3 Jobs |
| Law Firms |
57.7% |
205 Jobs |
| Government |
7.9% |
28 Jobs |
| Public Interest |
12.7% |
45 Jobs |
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