The University of Mississippi School of Law
Career Placement Statistics for Class of 2001* as of July 2002
Law Firm Practice
Sole Practitioner (1) 1%
2-10 in size (37) 27%
11-25 in size (13) 10%
26-50 in size (16) 12%
51-100 in size (3) 2%
101-250 in size (6) 4%
251-500 in size (1) 1%
500+ in size (1) 1%
Total (78) 58%
Government (7) 5%
Clerkship (20) 15%
Business (14) (7 legal/7 nonlegal) 10%
LL.M./Graduate School (6) 4%
Academic (1) 1%
Military (3) 2%
Public Interest (1) 1%
Unemployed, Not Seeking Employment (3) 2%
Unemployed, Seeking Employment (3) 2%
States of Practice (124 responses)
Mississippi (76) 61%
Alabama (3) 2%
Connecticut (1) 1%
Washington, D.C. (3) 2%
Florida (2) 2%
Georgia (7) 6%
Illinois (1) 1%
North Carolina (3) 2%
New York (2) 2%
Pennsylvania (1) 1%
Tennessee (19) 15%
Texas (4) 3%
Starting Salaries (100 responses of 124**)
Law Firm Average: $54,687
Law Firm Median: $57,000
75th Percentile: $64,250
25th Percentile: $43,500
Law Clerk Average: State $34,225
Federal $43,000
Business Average: Legal $53,250
Nonlegal $53,666
Government Average: $43,733
Used Law School's Career Services Office: 122/136 (90%)
*Includes graduates in December 2000, May 2001, and August 2001.
**Only one reported salary for public interest employment, and no salaries
reported for the military.