ABA releases Class of 2012 law graduate employment data
The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar today released data on law graduate employment outcomes for the class of 2012. The data covers the employment status of the 2012 graduates of ABA-approved law schools nine months after their graduation (Feb. 15, 2013).
Law schools reported that 56.2 percent of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time positions where bar passage was required, compared with 54.9 percent for the class of 2011 — a 1.3 percentage point increase. In addition, 9.5 percent of graduates of the class of 2012 were employed in long-term, full-time JD Advantage positions, compared with 8.1 percent for the class of 2011 — a 1.4 percentage point increase. Schools reported outcomes for 97 percent of their 2012 graduates.
Other employment outcomes data reported by schools to the Section indicate that:
• The percentage of positions funded by law schools decreased from 4.5 percent of total graduates to 3.9 percent.
• The percentage of graduates reported as unemployed/seeking employment rose 1.4 percentage points of total graduates to 10.6 percent from 9.2 percent.
• The class entering law school in 2010 was the largest on record. Since then, applicants and applications have decreased sharply.
As a result of the larger class size, the number of all graduates in the class of 2012 rose 5.4 percent to 46,364 from 43,979.
The absolute number of class of 2012 graduates employed in long-term, full-time positions where bar passage was required rose 7.6 percent to 26,066 from 24,149.
The complete data set and school-by-school employment summaries are available at http://employmentsummary.abaquestionnaire.org/
Miller Canfield hosts annual HR Spring Training for employers
The law firm of Miller Canfield will hold its HR Spring Training Employment Law Seminar for human resource professionals, corporate counsel and business executives on Tuesday, May 7, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy (811 W. Square Lake Rd.).
Miller Canfield employment and labor lawyers will discuss best practices and the latest issues impacting employers in Michigan, including Right-to-Work, “Obama-Care,” Electronics in the Workplace, Wage and Hour, Medical Marijuana and Drug Testing, Weapons in the Workplace and Cross-Border Immigration.
The all-day seminar is $85 by April 16; $95 after April 16, and includes continental breakfast, lunch and seminar materials. Advance reservations are required. This program has been approved for 5.25 credit hours towards PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI).
RSVP and view the full agenda at www.millercanfield.com/HRSpringTraining or contact Virginia Herrick at 313.496.7548 or herrick@millercanfield.com.
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