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Employment Statistics

Class of 2006 Employment Survey Information (as of 4/16/07)

Total Number Known 142
Total Number Unknown 0
Total Number in Class 142
Total Employed 134 (94.3%)
Total Seeking Higher Education 6 (4%)
Total Unemployed/Not Seeking 1 (0.7%)
Studying Full-Time for Bar Exam 1 (0.7%)
Total Unemployed/Seeking 0

How Graduates Are Employed*

Employed in Law Firms:
Large Firms (greater than 50 attorneys):
Solo/Small/Mid-Size Firms:

69 (51.5% of class; average salary $64,304)
25 (salary range--$50,000-$135,000)
33 (salary range--$35,000-$75,000)
11 graduates did not report firm size

Employed in Government:
6 military, 1 federal, 12 state, 8 local, 1 unknown
28 (21% of class; average salary $35,947)
Employed in Business: 6 (4.5% of class; average salary $55,900)
Employed in Judicial Clerkships:
3 federal, 11 state, 3 local
17 (13% of class; average salary $42,324)
Employed in Public Interest: 10 (7.5% of class; average salary $33,875)

Total Average Salary: $51,650 (class of 2006); $51,877 (2005); $47,770 (2004); $52,640 (2003);
$51,294 (2002) *Note: 72% of employed graduates reported salary information

89% of 2006 Graduates are Employed in Missouri

Top Five Employment Locations In Missouri:

St. Louis area 30 (21% of class)
Kansas City 29 (20% of class)
Jefferson City 18 (13% of class)
Columbia 9 (6% of class)
Springfield 9 (6% of class)
 
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