Columbia University: 2012 ABA 509 Report

Columbia University

Private school

New York, NY

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Job Score

Job type

Employed	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Bar passage required	438	0	2	0	440
J.D. advantage	17	0	0	0	17
Professional	1	0	0	0	1
Non-professional	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	456	0	2	0	458
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					2
Unemployed - deferred start date					0
Unemployed - not seeking					2
Unemployed - seeking					5
Employment status unknown					2
Non-employed total					11
Total graduates					469

School-funded jobs

	Long-term full-time	Total
Bar passage required	38	38
J.D. advantage	0	0
Professional	0	0
Non-professional	0	0
Total law school funded	38	38

Employer type

	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Law Firms
Solo	0	0	0	0	0
2-10 attorneys	0	0	0	0	0
11-25 attorneys	3	0	0	0	3
26-50 attorneys	7	0	0	0	7
51-100 attorneys	3	0	0	0	3
101-250 attorneys	9	0	0	0	9
251-500 attorneys	41	0	0	0	41
501+ attorneys	251	0	2	0	253
Size unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Business & industry	18	0	0	0	18
Government	35	0	0	0	35
Public interest	44	0	0	0	44
Clerkships
Federal	37	0	0	0	37
State & local	4	0	0	0	4
Other	1	0	0	0	1
Education	3	0	0	0	3
Employer type unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	456	0	2	0	458
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					2
Unemployed - deferred start date					0
Unemployed - not seeking					2
Unemployed - seeking					5
Employment status unknown					2
Non-employed total					11
Total graduates					469

Employment location

	State	Total
# Employed in foreign countries		14
Non-employed total		11

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view Columbia's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website. From time to time, schools update data when they learn more. When possible, we use the most up-to-date data available.