ABA / NALP Date Received in Professional Development 2014 Graduate Employment Survey (Dec. 2013, May 2014 and Aug. 2014)
Answers are confidential and are used for statistical purposes only
I. Graduate Information
Name: ______
Permanent Address: ______
City: ______State: ______Zip: ______
Permanent Home Telephone Number: ______
Mobile Telephone Number: ______
Email address (Non-syr.edu): ______
II. Bar Exam
Which State Bar exam(s) will you take? ______
Which Bar Review Course will you take? ______
Are you a Bar Review Course Representative? ______Yes ______No ______Course Administrator
III. Unemployed (If employed, please skip to Section V)
A. _____ Seeking Employment a. In what cities? ______b. What type(s) of law are you interested in practicing? ______
B. _____ Not Seeking Employment
IV. LLM or Post-JD Degree Program
A. _____ Enrolled in Full-time Degree Program a. Name of School ______b. Name of Degree Program ______c. Will you also be employed while completing your LLM or other degree? Complete section V.
V. Employed
A. _____ Full-time ____ Part-time
B. _____ Long-term (more than 1 year) ____ Short-term (less than 1 year)
C. _____ Bar Admission Required /Anticipated for position (including Judicial Clerks) _____ JD Advantage, law degree enhances position (accounting firm, law firm admin., etc.) _____ Professional position (describe) ______Non-professional position (describe) ______
D. Post Graduation Employer: ______
City: ______State: ______
Starting Salary: ______Start Date: ______
E. Search Status (please check one) _____ I continue to seek a job other than that described above _____ I am not seeking a job other than that described above VI. Employment Categories: (If employed, please check a category in A, B, C, D or E)
A. Private Practice Firm Size _____ Self-Employed _____ 101-250 attorneys _____ 2-10 attorneys _____ 251- 500 attorneys _____ 11-25 attorneys _____ 501+ attorneys _____ 26-50 attorneys _____ Branch Office, indicate size:______51-100 attorneys
Type of Law Firm Job _____ Attorney _____ Law Clerk _____ Paralegal _____ Administrator
B. Government Also Mark One: _____ Federal _____ Administrative Agency _____ State _____ Military _____ Local _____ Prosecution _____ Other: ______Judicial Clerkship
C. Business and Industry Also Mark One: _____ Legal Temporary Agency _____Temporary Attorney Work _____ Accounting Firm _____ In-House legal _____ Banking/Financial Institution _____ Management _____ Insurance Company _____ Business development _____ Management Consulting firm _____ Human Resources _____ Publishing house _____ Consulting _____ Technology/e-commerce Company _____ Self-employed _____ Trade association, union, political _____ Temporary Law Clerk or Paralegal Work _____ Other business:______Other:______
D. Public Interest _____ Community Education _____ Policy/Advocacy _____ Direct Legal Services _____ Other: ______Public Defender
E. Academic _____ Law School Faculty/Administration _____ Other Higher Education _____ Other: ______
VII. Source of Job
_____ Fall or Spring On-Campus Interview Program(s) _____ Returned to or continued with Pre-Law School Employer _____ Job Fair or Consortia _____ Job Listed on Professional Development Symplicity Web Site _____ Referral by Business Colleague, Friend, Relative or Alumnus _____ Commercial (non-school) Internet job site _____ Initiated contact by means of a target mailing, informational interview or networking _____ Temporary Placement Agency or Legal Search Consultant _____ Started Own Practice or Business _____ Other: ______
*Syracuse University College of Law, cooperates with the ABA and the Association for Legal Career Professionals (NALP) in reporting this information. Answers are confidential and are used for statistical purposes only.