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Notre Dame Law School Admissions Office
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Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (574) 631-6626
Fax: (574) 631-5474
Email: lawadmit@nd.edu

Office Hours: 8 AM to 5 PM (EST) Monday through Friday

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Class of 2005 Employment Report
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Location of Graduates

Members of the Notre Dame Law School Class of 2005 are located in the following states, the District of Columbia, and abroad:

Alabama

1

 

Maryland

1

 

Oregon

6

Arizona

5

 

Massachusetts

3

 

Pennsylvania

5

Arkansas

1

 

Michigan

10

 
South Carolina
1

California

25

 

Minnesota

2

 

Tennessee

1

Colorado

3
 

Missouri

5

 

Texas

8

Connecticut

1

 

Nebraska

1

 

Virginia

1

Delaware

1

 

New Hampshire

2

 

Washington, DC

12

Florida

8

 

New Jersey

6

 

Wisconsin

1

Illinois

26

 

New Mexico

2

 
Australia
1

Indiana

14

 

New York

13

 
Europe
1

Kansas

2

 

Ohio

10

     
Louisiana
1
 
Oklahoma
1
     

 

Employment by Type and Salary Information

Notre Dame Law graduates enter a variety of employment areas after graduation. The following table reflects employment paths for May 2005 graduates, including salary information for most of these areas.

Employment Type

Percent of Class

in this Area of Employment

Median Salary Information*

Private Practice

62%

$97,500

Government

9%

$50,000

Judicial Clerkships

15%

$48,000

Business and Industry

9%

$130,000

Public Interest

2%

$43,400

Military

2%

None reported

Academic

1%

None reported

MEDIAN  SALARY

$90,000

*The reporting of salary information is optional. For the Class of 2005, 63 members of the class provided salary information.

Employment Rates

The Career Services Office conducts two surveys for purposes of reporting the employment rate.

At-graduation Employment Rate

80.2%

Six-months Out Employment Rate

96.4%