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Class of 2004

Employment Summary Report

As of February 23, 2005

(Official NALP Reporting Date)

96.9% Employed

1.6% Enrolled in a Full Time Degree Program

1.6% Unemployed seeking

**98.5% Employed or Enrolled in a Full Time Degree Program

2004:

98.5% Employed or Enrolled in Full Time Degree Program within 6 Months of Graduation
(96.9% Employed/ 1.6% Enrolled in a Full Time Degree Program)

Preactice Areas (2003 figures in parentheses)

Private Practice	63.7% (72.3%)
Government	12.9% (12.4%)
Judicial Clerkships	9.7% (7.3%)
Business	5.6% (5.8%)
Public Interest	7.3% (0.7%) * NOTE: In 2004, Public Defender positions were re-categorized as Public Interest, rather than Government).
Academic	0.8% (0.7%)

Geographic Regions (2003 in parentheses)

Mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA)	0.8% (1.6%)
New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)	0.0% (0.0%)
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)	0.0% (0.0%)
West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)	0.0% (0.0%)
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV)	94.3% (96.1%)
East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)	1.6% (1.6%)
West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX)	1.6% (0.0%)
Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)	0.0% (0.0%)
Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY)	0.8% (0.0%)
Foreign Locations	0.8% (0.8%)

Salary Information 2004 (2003 In parentheses)

Average Salary for All Graduates	$56,230 ($56,522)
Average Salary for Graduates in Private Practice	$62,302 ($58,849)
Average Salary for Graduates in Government Practice	$43,172 (45,167)
Average Salary for Graduates in Judicial Clerkships	$38,962 ($38,619)
Average Salary for Graduates in Business	$66,250 (None reported in 2003) ($38,350 in 2002)
Average Salary for Graduate in Public Interest	$39,550 No salaries reported in 2003

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