Graduate Employment Survey 2022 Graduate Employment Survey 2022 The School of Law collects graduate employment information as part of its accreditation requirements with the American Bar Association. By providing this information, you are helping us fulfill our reporting obligations to the ABA and confirming your investment in the next generation of law students by providing them with access to accurate employment outcome information to help them to assess their law school options. In addition, the information requested below is used by the National Association for Law Placement and US News & World Report to analyze employment outcomes across different law schools, demographics, and geographies. As such, sharing the demographic information below is optional, but we encourage you to do so. If you are unsure how to answer any of the questions, please call our office at 803-777-8479 and we will be happy to assist. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Your Name * Email address after graduation * Phone Permanent mailing address City State Choose AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Zip Veteran Status U.S. military veteran Military service from another country OtherOther Were you a transfer student? No Yes LGBTQ Status No Yes I identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and/or Queer (LGBTQ) Gender 1 Woman Man Non-binary or third gender I prefer not to disclose An identity not listed above (describe)An identity not listed above (describe) Please select the best fitting choice based on how you describe yourself. Gender 2 Cisgender Transgender Intersex Prefer not to respond Please select the best fitting choice based on how you describe yourself. Race/Ethnicity (Choose up to 2) Latinx Black or African American Asian Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander Native American or Alaska Native White/Caucasian Disability Not disabled Visual impairment Hearing impairment Mobility impairment Speech impairment Learning impairment OtherOther What is the highest level of education completed by either of your parents or the people who raised you? Less than high school High school diploma or GED Completed some college coursework Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral or professional degree Do either of your parents (or the people who raised you) have a JD? No Yes POST-GRADUATE PLANS What are your post-graduate plans? * Employment Pursuing a full-time degree or certificate program Other At what school will you be pursuing a degree? * What type of degree or certificate will you be pursuing (LLM, MBA, etc.) * Did you accept the offer to matriculate to this program: * Before graduation After graduation Acceptance not yet received What is your current employment status? * Seeking employment Have accepted employment Not employed and not seeking employment at this time Employer types of interest * Law Firm Government (clerkships, agencies, JAGC, etc.) Public Interest (public defender, legal services, etc.) Business or Industry Education OtherOther Please list up to three preferred geographic locations. * Please select your top 4 practice areas of interest * Bankruptcy Business/Corporate Law Civil Litigation Defense Civil Litigation Plaintiff Criminal Defense Criminal Prosecution Employment Law Environmental Law Estate Planning Family Law General Practice Government Agencies Healthcare Immigration Law Intellectual Property Judicial Clerkships Public Interest Real Estate Tax Workers' Compensation OtherOther Are you employed in any law, or non-law, positions? * No Yes If you are not employed, are you volunteering? * Yes, in a law-related capacity Yes, not in a law-related capacity No Who is your current employer? * What is your current job title? * Employer city * Employer state * AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Employer zip code * Please share any additional information that will help tailor our services to your situation. The more details that you provide, the better we can help. POSITION INFORMATION Will you be working 35+ hours per week? * Yes (full-time) No (part-time) Even though you may start before you have bar results, does this position: * require a JD AND passing the bar (Bar required/anticipated, including judicial clerkships) prefer or require a JD but does NOT require passing the bar (JD advantage) require professional skills or training but a JD is neither required nor advantageous (Professional position) not require any special professional sklls or training (Non-professional) Unsure (please describe)Unsure (please describe) From the employer's perspective, will you be in this position for the * long term (at least one year) short term with a fixed end point less than a year Other (please describe)Other (please describe) If you position will be short term, please share either your anticipated end date, or the number of months the employer expects you to be in the position. * When did you receive the employment OFFER * Before graduation After graduation but before bar results After graduation and after bar results After graduation but timing of bar results not applicable to this job On what date did you receive the employment OFFER? Are you seeking a position other than this one? * No (not seeking) Yes (seeking a job after this one) Yes (seeking a job instead of this one) EMPLOYER INFORMATION Employer name * Employer website/URL * Employer street address Employer city and state * This should be the location of the office in which you will be working. Employer zip code What is your anticipated salary? This information is reported in the aggregate to US News & World Report and is used by NALP in analyzing salary trends across a variety of sectors and demographics. Start date * If you are unsure, please select the first day of the month you anticipate starting employment. Type of organization * Law Firm Government (clerkships, agencies, etc.) Public Interest (public defender, legal services, etc.) Business or Industry Education OtherOther Type of law firm job * Entry-level attorney or associate (includes solo practitioners) Law clerk Paralegal Staff attorney (non-partnership track) Manager/Administrator (includes recruiting, professional development and marketing) Patent agent Other non-attorney position Is this a public interest law firm? * No Yes Level of government * Federal State Local (city/municipal/county) International Tribal Other (please describe)Other (please describe) Type of government job * Judicial Clerkship Judicial — other (non-clerkship, including staff attorney's office) Military JAG Corps (any service) Other military position (uniformed or civilian) Prosecutor Agency Honors program Other agency position (including law enforcement, Social Services, Corrections, Health and Environmental Control) Legislative (e.g., legislative assistant) Other (please describe)Other (please describe) Name of judge or judges for whom you will be clerking? * On which court does this judge sit? * From the perspective of the service branch you have joined, have you entered into an irrevocable commitment to fulfill your service obligation (i.e., taken the oath of service.)? * Yes No Public interest or nonprofit * Community education and organization Civil legal services Policy/advocacy Public defender or appellate defender Other (please describe)Other (please describe) Type of business/industry employer * Legal temporary agency Accounting firm Investment banking or financial institution Entertainment/sports management company Healthcare Insurance company Real estate Retail trade or hospitality sector Management consulting firm Publishing house Legal process outsourcer (LPO) Legal/law-related technology company Other technology/e-commerce company Trade association or political campaign Other (please describe)Other (please describe) Type of business/industry job * Temporary attorney work Law clerk or paralegal Compliance In-house lawyer Management Business dev./sales/marketing Consulting Tax associate (with an accounting firm) E-discovery attorney (with an LPO) Landman (with an energy company) Privacy/Cyber Security Analyst or Officer Contract Manager/Analyst Self-employed Other (please describe)Other (please describe) Type of education employer * Law School College or university Elementary or secondary school Other (please describe)Other (please describe) Type of education job * Faculty/teacher Administrator Research assistant/fellow or other temporary position Other (please describe)Other (please describe) How did you initially make contact with this employer? * Responded to career services’ job posting Interviewed at job fair or consortia Referral by business colleague, friend, relative, alumni, or school personnel Self-initiated contact, e.g. a targeted mailing, an informational interview, or the result of networking Returned to or continued with pre-law school employer As the result of an internship/externship program Through an on-campus interview (OCI) program Responded to non-CSO job posting, either in print or online (e.g., Indeed.com, classified ad) Used school's judicial clerkship process or OSCAR Used a temporary placement agency or legal search consultant Started own practice or business Other (please describe)Other (please describe) Did you accept a permanent job from a previous employer? * No Yes, a summer employer Yes, a school-year employer Thank you again for completing this form. 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