Report on Recent Graduates
The Office of Career Services assists the students and alumni of Temple Law School with all aspects of career strategy and development. We meet with students for resume review,
interview preparation, networking tips and general career path advice. Alumni are afforded similar services at any time. The counselors in the Office of Career Services look
forward to connecting you with professional career success.
The Office of Career Services presents programming throughout the year on practice areas and career skills. We have an intense, full-service program for post graduate judicial clerkships.
Our commitment to programming, services and counseling of law students led to great results in our most recent Law School Engagement Survey.
No matter what your career path, the Office of Career Services is here to help.
On this page, you will find the employment outcome charts submitted to the ABA and NALP for the previous three years. These charts measure the employment outcomes of our graduates nine months post-graduation.
Class of 2012 Placement Report
240 Employed Graduates
| 221 |
Employed Full-Time |
| 19 |
Employed Part-Time |
| 209 |
Long Term Positions |
| 31 |
Short Term Positions |
213 graduates are employed in positions that require admission to the Bar or where the J.D. was an advantage in obtaining and performing the job.
| 147 |
Full-Time, Long Term Bar Required |
| 31 |
Full-Time, Long Term J.D. Advantage |
23 graduates are employed in Full-Time, Short Term positions funded by Temple.
'12 Employment By Sector
| Employment Sector |
Grads |
| Law Firms |
83 |
| Business & Industry |
54 |
| Government |
35 |
| Public Interest |
27 |
| Judicial Clerkships |
34 |
| Academia |
7 |
'12 Job Characteristics by Employment Status
|
Full-Time Long Term |
Full-Time Short Term |
Part-Time Long Term |
Part-Time Short Term |
| Bar Passage Required |
147 |
23 |
4 |
2 |
| J.D. Advantage |
31 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| Professional |
16 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Non-Professional |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
'12 Salaries By Sector
| Sector Name |
Average |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Law Firms |
87535 |
52000 |
80000 |
125000 |
| Bus. & Ind. |
83931 |
55000 |
70000 |
100000 |
| Gov. |
50374 |
46000 |
49000 |
60875 |
| Pub. Int. |
42375 |
32000 |
46250 |
48750 |
| Jud. Clerk. |
51443 |
44000 |
53000 |
60000 |
| Academ. |
63400 |
56500 |
65000 |
69500 |
58% (139/240) of employed graduates reported salary data
The Temple Law Alumni Network
| State |
Number of Graduates |
| Alabama |
17 |
| Alaska |
12 |
| Arizona |
61 |
| Arkansas |
3 |
| California |
368 |
| Colorado |
58 |
| Connecticut |
161 |
| US-DC |
129 |
| Delaware |
203 |
| Florida |
425 |
| Georgia |
92 |
| Hawaii |
23 |
| Idaho |
5 |
| Illinois |
83 |
| Indianna |
19 |
| Iowa |
8 |
| Kansas |
9 |
| Kentucky |
14 |
| Louisiana |
20 |
| Maine |
30 |
| Maryland |
302 |
| Massachusetts |
136 |
| Michigan |
36 |
| Minnisota |
28 |
| Mississippi |
1 |
| Missouri |
19 |
| Montana |
7 |
| Nebraska |
0 |
| Nevada |
27 |
| New Hampshire |
22 |
| New Jersey |
1655 |
| New Mexico |
24 |
| New York |
678 |
| North Carolina |
81 |
| North Dakota |
1 |
| Ohio |
89 |
| Oklahoma |
10 |
| Oregon |
23 |
| Pennsylvania |
8855 |
| Rhode Island |
25 |
| South Carolina |
31 |
| South Dakota |
3 |
| Tennessee |
31 |
| Texas |
107 |
| Utah |
11 |
| Vermont |
33 |
| Virginia |
318 |
| Washington |
65 |
| West Virginia |
10 |
| Wisconsin |
23 |
| Wyoming |
6 |