Summer Employment Data

Approximately 20 - 30 students in each class worked at more than one job during these summers. For example, many split their summers between a law firm and public interest employer. Students who split their summers were counted only in the category of their primary job.

1L Summer Employment
1Ls Summer 2012 (Class of 2014) ## %
Public Interest 70 37.0%
Government 65 34.4%
Law Firm 35 18.5%
Corporate/Business 7 3.7%
Research Assistant 12 6.3%
Other 0 0.0%
Total 189 100.0%
1Ls Summer 2011 (Class of 2013) ## %
Public Interest 73 35.6%
Government 63 30.7%
Law Firm 42 20.5%
Corporate/Business 9 4.4%
Research Assistant 18 8.8%
Other 0 0.0%
Total 205 100.0%
1Ls Summer 2010 (Class of 2012) ## %
Public Interest 52 27.4%
Government 77 40.5%
Law Firm 33 17.4%
Corporate/Business 7 3.7%
Research Assistant 21 11.1%
Other 0 0.0%
Total 190 100.0%
1Ls Summer 2009 (Class of 2011) ## %
Public Interest 57 30.5%
Government 59 31.6%
Law Firm 37 19.8%
Corporate/Business 3 1.6%
Research Assistant 29 15.5%
Other 2 1.1%
Total 187 100.0%

 

2L Summer Employment
2Ls Summer 2012 (Class of 2013) ## %
Law Firm 183
81.0%
Public Interest 12 5.3%
Government 24 10.6%
Corporate/Business 4 1.8%
Research Assistant 2 0.9%
JD/PhD Coursework 1 0.4%
Total 226 100.0%
2Ls Summer 2011 (Class of 2012) ## %
Law Firm 170 76.6%
Public Interest 21 9.5%
Government 22 9.9%
Corporate/Business 3 1.4%
Research Assistant 3 1.4%
Unknown 3 1.4%
Total 222 100.0%
2Ls Summer 2010 (Class of 2011) ## %
Law Firm 142 69.3%
Public Interest 26 12.7%
Government 24 11.7%
Corporate/Business 8 3.9%
Research Assistant 2 1.0%
Unknown 3 1.5%
Total 205 100.0%
2Ls Summer 2009 (Class of 2010) ## %
Law Firm 180 89.1%
Public Interest 13 6.4%
Government 6 3.0%
Corporate/Business 0 0.0%
Research Assistant 0 0.0%
Unknown 3 1.5%
Total 202 100.0%