Employment Outcomes & Bar Passage
ABA EMPLOYMENT REPORTS
* Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.
NALP EMPLOYMENT REPORTS
BAR PASSAGE
All students who graduate from Marquette University Law School and who meet the requirements set forth in Wisconsin Supreme Court Rule 40.02, which sets forth general qualifications (e.g., the attainment of the age of majority and the satisfaction of character-and-fitness requirements), are eligible for admission to the Wisconsin bar on motion, i.e., without having to sit for and pass the written bar examination.
ABA Bar Passage Summary Report (per ABA Standard 509)
- ABA Bar Passage Report 2021
- ABA Bar Passage Report 2020
- ABA Bar Passage Report 2019
- ABA Bar Passage Report 2018
CLASS OF 2020: SNAPSHOT OF KEY EMPLOYMENT DATA
Overview:
Total Number of Graduates: 172
Employment Status Known: 168 (97.67%)
Employment Status Unknown: 4 (2.33%)
Employed 10 Months After Graduation: 150 (89.28% of all graduates whose employment status is known)
Employed - start date deferred (job offer accepted, but start date post-March 15, 2021): 0 (0.00%)
Enrolled in FT Degree Program: 2 (0.60%)
NOT Seeking Work: 2 (1.19%)
Unemployed and Seeking Work: 15 (8.93%)
Job Type:
Bar Admission Required/Anticipated: 89.93% of employed graduates
JD Advantage: 8.72%
Other Professional: 1.34%
Non-professional Other: 0.00%
Full-time/Part-time and Long-term/Short-term:
Employed Full-Time (FT): 99.33% of employed graduates
Employed Part-Time (PT): 0.67%
Long-Term (LT) Positions: 95.30%
Short-Term (ST) Positions: 4.70%
Employed in Positions that are Long-Term, Full-Time, AND Bar Admission Required/Anticipated: 86.58%
Law School Funded:
Employed by or in positions funded by Marquette Law School: 0% of employed graduates
Employment Sector:
| Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Private Practice/Law Firm | 64.43% |
| Government (excluding judicial law clerks and military) | 10.07% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 4.70% |
| Military | 0.00% |
| Business | 10.07% |
| Public Interest (including public or appellate defender) | 8.05% |
| Academic/Education | 2.01% |
Salaries:
Salary information was reported for 73.15% of EMPLOYED members of the Class of 2020.
Average Salary: $77,071
Median Salary: $64,000
25th Percentile: $53,000
75th Percentile: $90,000
Maximum Salary: $200,000
Minimum Salary: $35,000
Law Firm Salaries:
|
Firm Size |
25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall [76/96 (79.17%)] | $53,250 | $66,300 | $100,000 | $81,112 |
| 1-10 attorneys [32/45 (71.11%)] | $50,000 | $58,500 | $67,250 | $59,563 |
| 11-25 attorneys [15/21 (71.43%)] | $55,000 | $64,500 | $70,000 | $66,201 |
| 26-50 attorneys [10/11 (90.91%)] | $54,500 | $70,000 | $83,750 | $71,050 |
| 51-100 attorneys [1/1 (100%)] | NA* | NA* | NA* | $90,000 |
| 101-250 attorneys [10/10 (100%)] | $90,000 | $130,000 | $140,000 | $121,500 |
| 251-500 attorneys [4/4 (100%)] | NA* | $140,000 | NA* | $152,500 |
| 501+ attorneys [4/4 (100%)] | NA* | $150,000 | NA* | $160,000 |
| Sole practitioner [0/0 (0%)] | NA* | NA | NA* | NA |
Government, Business, Judicial Clerkship, Public Interest and Academic Salaries:
| Job Setting [# with salary/total # reported] |
25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government [8/15 (53.33%)] | $52,250 | $54,000 | $55,750 | $58,295 |
| Business [9/15 (60%)] | $76,250 | $85,000 | $142,500 | $99,611 |
| Judicial Clerkship [3/7 (42.86%)] | NA* | $64,000 | NA* | $60,000 |
| Military [0/0 (0%)] | NA* | NA* | NA* | NA |
| Public Interest [11/12 (91.67%)] | $48,500 | $56,000 | $56,100 | $53,104 |
| Academic/Education [2/3 (66.67%)] | NA* | NA* | NA* | $54,630 |
* A minimum of five salaries is required in order to generate 25th and 75th percentiles for salary.