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Vanderbilt University
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Nashville, TN
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Vanderbilt University: 2014 ABA 509 Report

Job type

Employed Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 84.5% 0.5% 0% 0.5% 85.6%
J.D. advantage 2.6% 0.5% 0% 1% 4.1%
Professional 1% 0% 0% 0% 1%
Non-professional 0.5% 0% 0% 0% 0.5%
Unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 88.7% 1% 0% 1.5% 91.2%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 4.6%
Unemployed - deferred start date 0%
Unemployed - not seeking 0%
Unemployed - seeking 2.6%
Employment status unknown 1.5%
Non-employed total 8.8%
Total graduates 100%

School-funded jobs

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 11.3% 0% 0% 0% 11.3%
J.D. advantage 0.5% 0% 0% 0% 0.5%
Professional 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Non-professional 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total law school funded 11.9% 0% 0% 0% 11.9%

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 6.7% 0% 0% 1% 7.7%
11-25 attorneys 2.6% 0% 0% 0% 2.6%
26-50 attorneys 2.6% 0% 0% 0% 2.6%
51-100 attorneys 1.5% 0% 0% 0% 1.5%
101-250 attorneys 6.2% 0% 0% 0% 6.2%
251-500 attorneys 8.8% 0% 0% 0% 8.8%
501+ attorneys 14.9% 0% 0% 0% 14.9%
Size unknown 3.6% 0.5% 0% 0% 4.1%
Business & industry 4.1% 0% 0% 0.5% 4.6%
Government 10.8% 0% 0% 0% 10.8%
Public interest 9.8% 0% 0% 0% 9.8%
Clerkships
Federal 11.3% 0% 0% 0% 11.3%
State & local 3.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.6%
Other 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Education 1% 0.5% 0% 0% 1.5%
Employer type unknown 1% 0% 0% 0% 1%
Employed total 88.7% 1% 0% 1.5% 91.2%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 4.6%
Unemployed - deferred start date 0%
Unemployed - not seeking 0%
Unemployed - seeking 2.6%
Employment status unknown 1.5%
Non-employed total 8.8%
Total graduates 100%

Employment location

State Total
# Employed in foreign countries 1%
Non-employed total 8.8%

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view Vanderbilt'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.