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STATISTICS ON RECENT PLACEMENT
The JD program and the Penn Law experience enable our graduates to pursue successful and fulfilling careers, even in uncertain economic times. Big Law’s interest in our students remains strong, our students are highly successful starting their careers in clerkships, and many of our students pursue rewarding government and public interest work. Penn Law’s Career Planning and Professionalism office works closely with students to help define their career goals and develop plans to achieve them.
(The data below is based on student survey responses, ABA and NALP data and reflects employment at nine months following graduation for each respective class. Please note that the judicial clerkship chart reflects a different time period and includes alumni.)
| General Employment Information |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
|
| Graduating Class Size |
276 |
258 |
257 |
| Employment Status Known |
274 |
258 |
257 |
| Employed |
265 |
252 |
254 |
| Seeking Employment |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Not Seeking Employment |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Enrolled in Full-Time Degree |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Unknown |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Penn Law's cross-disciplinary JD program prepares students for a range of careers in the law and related fields, complemented by professional development programs that build skills necessary to pursue the best jobs and careers. At Penn Law, students are exposed to the widest variety of legal employers, nationally and internationally, as well as to Penn alumni worldwide who have used their law degrees to push the boundaries in their fields.
| Job Type |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
|
| Judicial Clerk |
49 |
38 |
42 |
| Law Firm |
180 |
186 |
195 |
| 2-10 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| 11-25 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 26-50 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 51-100 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
| 101-250 |
13 |
11 |
15 |
| 251-500 |
10 |
13 |
23 |
| 501+ |
139 |
154 |
152 |
| Unknown size |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Solo Practice |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Business or Industry |
9 |
10 |
10 |
| Government/Military |
11 |
10 |
0 |
| Public Interest |
14 |
6 |
7 |
| Academic |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Law School Funded (Short-Term) |
11 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Law School Funded (Long-Term) 1 |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Other Short Term 2 |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 These placements reflect Public Interest Fellowships.
2 Prior to 2010, this category was defined to include employment of one year in duration, which captured judicial clerkship statistics. For detailed information on judicial clerkships, please see the Judicial Clerkships table below.
Salary Information
|
2010 |
|
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
Mean |
| Total Employed Graduates |
265 |
| Number of Salaries Reported |
231 |
| Total Salary |
$73,408 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$127,170 |
| Law Firm |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$152,053 |
| 2-10 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 11-25 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 26-50 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 51-100 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 101-250 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$156,000 |
| 251-500 |
$145,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$150,238 |
| 501+ |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$156,417 |
| Unknown size |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| Solo Practice |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Business or Industry |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| Government/Military |
$40,374 |
$62,467 |
$62,467 |
$53,171 |
| Public Interest |
$42,500 |
$45,000 |
$56,000 |
$48,429 |
| Academic |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
Salary Information
|
2009 |
|
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
Mean |
| Total Employed Graduates |
252 |
| Number of Salaries Reported |
244 |
| Total Salary |
$125,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$132,425 |
| Law Firm |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$154,311 |
| 2-10 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 11-25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 26-50 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 51-100 |
$110,000 |
$130,000 |
$145,000 |
$122,500 |
| 101-250 |
$125,000 |
$135,000 |
$160,000 |
$138,182 |
| 251-500 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$155,000 |
| 501+ |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$157,419 |
| Unknown size |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Solo Practice |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Business or Industry |
$47,500 |
$92,500 |
$137,500 |
$94,000 |
| Government/Military |
$36,000 |
$52,206 |
$59,245 |
$53,670 |
| Public Interest |
$46,000 |
$52,000 |
$58,000 |
$51,200 |
| Academic |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
Salary Information
|
2008 |
|
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
Mean |
| Total Employed Graduates |
254 |
| Number of Salaries Reported |
245 |
| Total Salary |
$142,500 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$135,449 |
| Law Firm |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$155,658 |
| 2-10 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 11-25 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 26-50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 51-100 |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| 101-250 |
$145,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$148,133 |
| 251-500 |
$145,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$151,739 |
| 501+ |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$160,000 |
$157,599 |
| Unknown size |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Solo Practice |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
< 5 reported |
| Business or Industry |
$95,000 |
$97,500 |
$125,000 |
$111,667 |
| Government/Military |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Public Interest |
$44,000 |
$45,500 |
$47,773 |
$44,296 |
| Academic |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Penn Law students receive unparalleled support from staff and faculty in their pursuit of judicial clerkships. And today recent clerkship placements are at the highest levels in our history. For example, for the years 2008-10, our students and alumni secured 226 clerkships at all levels, with 30 of those alumni securing second clerkships.
| Judicial Clerkships |
THREE YEARS: May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2011 |
May 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011 |
May 1, 2009 to April 30, 2010 |
May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009 |
|
| US Supreme Court |
13 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Circuit |
73 |
24 |
23 |
26 |
| District |
84 |
32 |
27 |
25 |
| Staff Attorneys |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Magistrate |
5 |
3 |
2 |
- |
| Bankruptcy |
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
| Tax |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Federal Administrative Law Judge |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Delaware Chancery |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| State Supreme |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| State Intermediate |
12 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
| State Trial |
18 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
| Territorial Trial |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
| International |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Subtotal for 3Ls |
140 |
46 |
52 |
42 |
| Subtotal for LLMs |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Subtotal for alumni |
84 |
38 |
25 |
21 |
| Total |
226 |
84 |
77 |
65 |
3 A second Penn Law grad received a SCOTUS clerkship after the 4/30/11 date.
Judicial Clerkships (Federal, State, Local) Salary Information
|
|
25th Percentile |
Median |
75th Percentile |
Mean |
| 2010 |
$48,770 |
$64,985 |
$73,408 |
$61,744 |
| 2009 |
$50,000 |
$55,500 |
$60,000 |
$54,267 |
| 2008 |
$50,000 |
$54,000 |
$55,000 |
$53,123 |
| Employment Requirements |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
|
| Bar Required - Full-time |
244 |
240 |
245 |
| Bar Required - Part-time |
11 |
- |
- |
| J.D. Preferred |
8 |
8 |
3 |
| Professional-Other |
2 |
4 |
5 |
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