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Employment & Bar Passage Data

Information as of nine months after graduation.                                                       

Class of 2012 employment summary. (As submitted to the ABA)

Class of 2011 employment summary. (As submitted to the ABA)


This data was reported to the ABA and/or NALP                                                     
according to their reporting guidelines.

Employment Status

 

2012

2011

2010

Employed

85

73

75

Pursuing Graduate Degree

1

4

3

Seeking Employment

24

14

5

Not Seeking Employment

0

0

2

Unknown

2

8

13

Total Graduates

112

99

98

Employment by Industry/Sector

 

2012

2011

2010

Law Firms

42

50

46

Judicial Clerkships

5

4

4

Government

6

6

6

Public Interest

3

2

2

Business/Industry

22

11

16

Academia

6

0

1

Unknown

1

0

0

Total Employed Graduates

85

73

75

Law School/University Funded Position

 

2012

2011

2010

Of Employed - Law School/University Funded

0

0

1
Full Time /
Long Term

Employment Type

 

2012

2011

2010

Bar Admission Required/Anticipated

70

66

58

(Full-time, Long-Term)

57

55

*

(Full-time, Short-Term)

9

5

*

(Part-Time, Long-Term)

0

2

*

(Part-Time, Short-Term)

4

4

*

J.D. Preferred

11

5

3

(Full-time, Long-Term)

7

3

*

(Full-time, Short-Term)

0

2

*

(Part-Time, Long-Term)

1

0

*

(Part-Time, Short-Term)

3

0

*

Professional Other

4

2

13

(Full-time, Long-Term)

2

2

*

(Full-time, Short-Term)

0

0

*

(Part-Time, Long-Term)

1

0

*

(Part-Time, Short-Term)

1

0

*

Nonprofessional Other

0

0

1

(Full-time, Long-Term)

0

0

*

(Full-time, Short-Term)

0

0

*

(Part-Time, Long-Term)

0

0

*

(Part-Time, Short-Term)

0

0

*

Employed, Type Unknown

0

0

0

     *Not required by ABA prior to 2011

Law Firm Employment

Firm Size

2012

2011

2010

501+ Attorney

0

0

3

251 to  500

0

1

2

101 to 250

0

1

1

51 to 100

1

0

1

26 to 50

0

2

1

11 to 25

4

2

3

2 to 10

33

38

28

Solo

4

6

7

Unknown Size

0

0

0

Total Law Firm Graduates

42

50

46

Bar Passage Rate

 

2012

2011

2010

2009

North Carolina (first-time July exam takers)

75%

83%

79%

83%

Overall bar passage rate, including all
exams taken by each class in several states

Not yet available

92%

88%

97%