Employment Statistics
Class of 2006 Employment Report
The following statistics are based on information obtained about Emory’s Class of 2006 and reflects their placement patter approximately nine months after graduation.
Areas of Legal Practice
Law Firms | 69.95% |
Business and Industry | 6.90% |
Government | 4.93% |
Judicial Clerkships | 10.83% |
Public Interest Organizations | 7.39% |
Geographic Location
Georgia (Metro Atlanta-46.08; Other GA-2.94%) | 49.02 |
Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) | 23.04% |
South Atlantic (DC, FL, MD, NC, SC, WV) | 12.26% |
East South Central (AL, MS, TN) | 4.41% |
Pacific (CA) | 3.92% |
West South Central (TX) | 2.45% |
East North Central (IL, MI) | 1.96% |
New England (CT, MA) | 1.47% |
Mountain (CO) | 0.49% |
West North Central (MO) | 0.49% |
International (Switzerland) | 0.49% |
Class of 2006 Salary Information
The following information is based on full-time salary data obtained from members of the Emory Class of 2006 reporting salary.
Category | Range | Average |
Law Firms | $36,000-145,000 | $104,320 |
2-10 attorneys | $36,000-95,000 | $65,623 |
11-25 attorneys | $55,000-115,000 | $77,115 |
26-50 attorneys | $74,000-113,400 | $84,690 |
51-100 attorneys | $62,000-135,000 | $89,500 |
101-250 attorneys | $65,000-145,000 | $105,944 |
251-500 attorneys | $70,000-145,000 | $121,346 |
501 + attorneys | $60,000-145,000 | $126,750 |
|
| |
Business and Industry (Includes, among others, public accounting firms, banks, and other financial institutions and corporations) | $55,000-110,000 | $75,636 |
|
|
|
Public Interest (Includes public defender’s offices) | $33,950-52,824 | $42,912 |
|
|
|
Government (Includes federal and state agencies; prosecutorial offices; and federal, state, and local judicial clerkships) | $39,000-54,000 | $46,375 |
|
|
|
Federal Judicial Clerkships | $45,000-55,000 | $51,510 |
|
|
|
State Judicial Clerkships | $34,000-49,300 | $40,335 |
|
|
|
All Salary Categories | $33,950-145,000 | $89,063 |
Employer Geographic Distribution
Employers participating in our major fall and spring programs came from 30 states, 111 municipalities, and the District of Columbia. The following statistics are based on employers that participated in our August, September, and Spring On-Campus Interview Programs; at the Emory in New York Interview Program; the Emory in Washington, DC Interview Program; the Atlanta Legal Hiring Conference; the Southeastern Law Placement Consortium; the Southeastern Minority Job Fair; the Chicago Interview Program; the Dallas Job Fair; the Southern California Interview Program; the Judicial Clerk Job Fair; the Prosecutors’ Interview Program; and the Public Sector Career Fair. Note that many employers recruit for multiple office locations nationwide. The distribution below is based on the office location responsible for coordinating participation in the various programs; branch office locations provide additional geographic diversity.
Georgia | 38.10% |
Metro Atlanta – 30.71%, Other Georgia – 7.39% | |
South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, MD, NC, SC, VA) | 20.95% |
Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) | 11.19% |
East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) | 6.19% |
New England (CT, MA, ME, NH) | 6.19% |
Pacific (CA, NV) | 5.00% |
West South Central (LA, OK, TX) | 5.00% |
East South Central (AL, KY, TN) | 3.57% |
West North Central (MN, MO) | 2.38% |
Mountain (AZ, NV) | 1.43% |