Law school graduate employment prospects is still grim. Earlier this year, American Lawyers Association (American Bar Association) announced the employment data of 2012 graduates find full-time lawyers, including long-term graduates working ratio, that is the work time will last for more than a year, and asked the staff through the lawyer qualification examination work. Only 56.2% of the 2012 graduates find this kind of work. It is better than the 2011 graduates of the year before, only 54.9% of the graduates find work for a long time. But according to statistics USA Lawyers Association, overall unemployment rate of new lawyers from last year's 9.2% to 10.6%, three percentage points higher than the average unemployment rate of 7.3% of the american. At the same time, the law school tuition continues to grow. At the Columbia University School of law (Columbia Law School), a three year PhD costs are now close to $250000.

 

At least at the Columbia University law school, most graduates can find paid work. The Princeton review (Princeton Review) is a New York based training and educational Service Corporation, began publishing the law school guidelines from 1993, the company recently announced the "2014 edition of the guide to the best 169 law schools" (The Best 169 Law Schools). This guide lists the occupation prospect school 10 Best list, as well as the best academic experience, the best quality of life and the best professor of law school rankings.

 

1 Columbia University School of law (Columbia Law School)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 99%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

2 University of Chicago School of law (University of Chicago Law School)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 99%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

3 University of Pennsylvania School of law (University of Pennsylvania Law School)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 98%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

4 Harvard University School of law (Harvard Law School)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 96%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

5 New York University School of law (New York University School of Law)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 97%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

6 University of California at Berkeley School of law (University of California at Berkeley School of Law)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 96%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

7 Northwestern University School of law (Northwestern University School of Law)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 91%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

8 Georgetown University Law Center (Georgetown University Law Center)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 92%

The median starting salary: $160000

 

9 George Washington University School of law (The George Washington University Law School)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 95%

The median starting salary: $137000

 

10 University of Southern California Gould School of law (University of Southern California Gould School of Law)
 

 

The employment rate for nine months after graduation: 86%

The median starting salary: $145000

 

Columbia University ranks first in the occupation prospects, won last year. The 2012 session of the 456 graduates, 99% students find jobs within nine months after graduation, the median starting salary of their $160000.

 

In order to establish the occupation prospect list, the Princeton review to several other factors into account. Most of the information of the company from the school, but also includes a survey of 18500 students received data, these students surveyed are listed in the guidelines of the school. Including the survey asked the students, the law school offers a practical experience and encourage the degree, students how to evaluate the law school offers a practice, judicial school and internship opportunities, as well as the full extent of the students after graduation in the preparation of legal practice.

 

Columbia University ranked first in all law school. Guidelines are published in the Princeton review, also cited other data of Columbia University: graduates of the average debt of $129400, most of the graduates (68%) entered private lawyer practicing institutions. 9% of the graduates enter the judicial practice, 9% of the graduates in government agencies, 6% of the graduates enter the field of public interest law, 5% of the graduates enter the enterprise, 1% of the graduates enter the academic circle.

 

Future occupation second is the University of Chicago (University of Chicago). Like the Columbia University, 2012 session of the 215 graduates, 99% of the students in the nine months after graduation to find the starting salary is $160000, the median. Results the students of University of Chicago Columbia University survey is not so optimistic, also ranked low a. But the graduates well. Like the Columbia University, the vast majority of University of Chicago law graduates (67%) choose private practice. Many graduates (17%) for judicial clerkships. About 8% of the graduates work in the public interest, 4% of the graduates enter the enterprise, 3% of the graduates in government agencies. Each student average debt burden of $135300.

 

University of Pennsylvania School of law (University of Pennsylvania Law School) ranked third. The 2012 session of the 270 graduates, 98% of the students find a job within nine months after graduation, like the Columbia University, the median starting salary of their $160000. About 73% of the graduates in private practice, 15% of the graduates enter the judicial practice, 4% of the graduates enter the enterprise, 4% of the graduates enter the public interest in the field, 2% of the graduates in the work of the government. Each student average debt burden of $116700.

 

Behind the statistics Princeton review published significance: if you're considering law school, then get into the top schools. The law school degree almost guarantees you'll find paid work, although you could also be the burden of more than $100000 in debt. If you attended law school in Princeton review Occupation List Ranking depends on, you may face a more difficult employment prospects. For example: Costa mesa California Whittier College (Whittier College Law School). Only 55% of the 2012 graduates found jobs within nine months after graduation, the median starting salary of their $55000. Whittier college graduates average debt of $140900. [correction: Law School Whittier college and we made contact, points out that the employment rate data from 2011 55%. In 2012, the employment rate has been improved, reaching 67%. USA Lawyers Association records also show that these data. ]

 

Law graduates employment prospects will be better? Maybe not, considering the increasing network of legal advice and services, the decline of traditional law firm, appears to increase preferential legal service and the Chicago Novus Law company document review mechanism. Earlier this year, "time" magazine reported law graduates, poor job prospects, including the development trend of only $25 per hour for outsourcing work. Even the report says, Boston College School of law (Boston College Law School) job search web site posted a job posting, this position is to provide $10000 a year -- less than the minimum wage standard. But for now at least, the best law school is still able to get a well paid job.

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