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SUCCESS RATE OF OUR GRADUATES - 2008

Employment statistics are only one measure of the success of Georgia State University College of Law graduates. To give you an idea of what our graduates do and how much they typically earn, here is a snapshot of our Class of 2008.

Graduates Employed Within Nine Months: 95%

TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT

  • Private Practice:    58.6%
  • Business & Industry:    15.4%
  • Government:   10.5%
  • Public Interest:   6.8%
  • Judicial Clerkships:   3.1%
  • Academia:   3.7% 

 

TYPE OF EMPLOYER

 Employment Area Number 
 Self-employed (solo practice)

  3
 Small Firm (2-25)

 55
 Medium Firm (26-50)

4
 Large Firm (over 50)

 33
 Academia (Higher & Secondary Education)

   6
 Self-employed (business)

 3
 Consulting

 6
 Corporation (legal)

  8
 Corporation (non-legal)

11
 Federal Administrative Agency

 4
 Judicial Clerkships (Federal)

4
 Judicial Clerkships (State)

6
 Military

2
 Prosecution Local (D.A.)

5
 Prosecution Local (Solicitor)

 5
 Prosecution (State)

1
 Public Interest (Legal Aid)

 2
 Public Interest (Non-Profit)

 8
 Public Interest (Public Defender)

 8
 State Administrative Agency

  3