Indiana Law Careers by the Numbers
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NALP Reports
Class of 2010, By the Numbers
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* Taking, re-taking, or taking a second bar exam, or not seeking for family or health issues
** Multiple efforts to contact graduates were unsuccessful
* Source: National Association of Law Placement
Percent and number of employed 2010 graduates
job classification and by long- and short-term
| Full Time / Part Time |
IU |
National* |
| JD Required full time | 72.9% | 124 | 73.5% |
| JD Required part time | 8.2% | 14 | 5.6%
|
| JD Advantage full time | 11.2% | 19 | 9.1%
|
| JD Advantage part time | 1.8% | 3 | 2.9%
|
| Other Professional full time | 1.8% | 3 | 5.2%
|
| Other Professional part time | 0.0% | | 1.0%
|
| Non-Professional full time | 2.4% | 4 | 0.9%
|
| Non-Professional part time | 1.8% | 3 | 1.2%
|
* Source National Association of Law Placement
Percent and number of employed 2010 graduates, by employer sector and by long- and short-term
|
IU |
National* |
|
Total |
Long term |
Short term1 |
Total |
Long term |
Short term1 |
| Sector |
All |
IU Funded |
All |
School2 |
| Total |
100 |
170 |
78.3 |
133 |
21.7 |
37 |
4.7 |
8 |
98.5 |
72.4 |
26.1 |
|
| Academic |
6.5% |
11 |
3.6% |
6 |
2.9% |
5 |
2.9% |
5 |
3.7% |
1.4% |
2.3% |
n/a |
| Business |
15.3% |
26 |
11.2% |
19 |
4.1% |
7 |
.6% |
1 |
15.1% |
10.9% |
4.2% |
n/a |
| Judicial Clerkships |
7.6% |
13 |
0.0% |
0 |
7.6% |
13 |
|
|
9.3% |
0.0% |
9.3% |
n/a |
| Private Practice |
45.9% |
78 |
41.2% |
70 |
4.7% |
8 |
.6% |
1 |
50.9% |
45.9% |
5.0% |
n/a |
| Government |
17.1% |
29 |
16.5% |
28 |
.6% |
1 |
|
|
12.8% |
10.3% |
2.5% |
n/a |
| Public Interest |
7.6% |
13 |
5.9% |
10 |
1.7% |
3 |
.6% |
1 |
6.7% |
3.9% |
2.8% |
n/a |
* Source National Association of Law Placement (NALP)
1 Defined by NALP as employment for a specific period of time or project-based
2 Not reported to NALP by schools for the class of 2010.
* Based on 28.8% response rate on salary question
# Based on 42.9% response rate on salary question from National Association of Law Placement
Employment States
Graduating class of 2010
| East North Central | |
| Indiana | 63 |
| Bloomington | 17 |
| Indianapolis | 29 |
| Illinois | 14 |
| Chicago | 10 |
| Ohio | 6 |
| Michigan | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| New England | |
| Connecticut | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 |
| North West Central | |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| South West Central | |
| Texas | 4 |
| Pacific | |
| Alaska | 2 |
| California | 10 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Middle Atlantic | |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| New York | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| South Atlantic | |
| DC | 13 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| South East Central | |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Mountain | |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
| International | 5 |
Employers Who Hired 2010 Graduates*
- Allen & Overy
- Army JAG
- Army National Guard JAG
- Arnold & Porter
- Baker & Daniels
- Ballard Spahr
- Barnes & Thornburg
- Barrett & McNagny
- Bingham McHale
- Brignole Bush & Lewis
- Bruce P. Clark & Associates
- Burke Costanza & Cuppy
- Burt Blee
- Camden & Associates
- Carson Boxberger
- Cashton Sessler
- Cinnamon Mueller
- New Jersey Superior Court
- Cohen & Malad
- Cook Co. State's Attorney
- Council on Domestic Violence
- Dept of Homeland Security
- Dept of Labor, Administrative Law Judge Division
- District Court of Maryland - Prince George County
- DLA Piper
- Duchossois Industries
- Ernst & Young
- Faruki Ireland & Cox
- Ferguson & Ferguson
- Florida Attorney General's Office
- Gaw VanMale Smith Myers & Reynolds
- Gloucester County Superior Court
- Greco Law Group
- Hall Render Killian
- Hogan Hartson
- Honigman Miller
- Housing & Urban Development
- IBM
- Illinois Appellate Defender's Office
- Illinois Senate
- Indiana Attorney General's Office
- Indiana Court of Appeals
- Indiana Supreme Court
- Institute for Justice
- Jones Day
- Katz & Korin
- King & King
- Legal Aid Society of Louisville
- Lewis & Kappes
- Lewis Brisbois
- LG Electronices
- Lions Business Solution
- U.S. Marine JAG
- Marion County Prosecutor's Office
- Miller Canfield
- Mitra Law Group
- Monroe County Prosecutor's Office
- Morrison & Foerster
- Moshe & Stimson
- National Forest Service
- NICE System
- NLRB
- Orion Engineering Co.
- Paul Hastings
- Perry Hoffman and Associates
- Plews Shadley Racher & Braun
- Procter & Gamble
- Riley Bennett & Egloff
- Sabatini Law Firm
- Sayles & Evans
- Schian Walker
- Skadden Arps
- Georgia Legal Services
- State Farm
- Swanson Martin & Bell
- The Nicholas Law Firm
- The Webb Law Firm
- U.S. Bureau of Land Management
- U.S. Dept of Homeland Security
- U.S. Dept of Justice
- U.S. Dept of Transportation
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Western Disttict of Kentucky
- U.S. Navy
- Univ. of Michigan Compliance Office
- Univ. of Texas at Austin Athletics Compliance Dept.
- Winston & Strawn
- Wyoming Attorney General's Office
* Some employers hired more than 1 graduate. Therefore, the proportion of employers by sector will not match other charts.
Classes 2006-2010, By the Numbers
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Top Alumni States in 2010
Where our alumni live and work
| Midwest |
5420 |
| Indiana |
3886 |
| Illinois |
852 |
| Michigan |
343 |
| Ohio |
236 |
| Wisconsin |
103 |
| New York area |
420 |
| New York |
207 |
| Pennsylvania |
87 |
| New Jersey |
81 |
| Connecticut |
45 |
| DC area |
524 |
| DC |
283 |
| Virginia |
149 |
| Maryland |
92 |
| Other |
|
| California |
447 |
| Florida |
278 |
| Texas |
207 |
| Kentucky |
145 |
| Georgia |
125 |
| Arizona |
119 |
| Colorado |
104 |
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