NALP Employment Report and Salary Survey

This form should take about 5 minutes to complete and is intended for Washburn Law students who graduated December 2007, or will graduate May 2008 or August 2008.

Guidelines for completing this form:

Please also see the instructions (a new window will open) for other guidelines and definitions. Questions should be directed to the Professional Development Office via our contact form (a new window will open) or 785-670-1184.

Personal Information

* Graduation Date:
      December 2007   May 2008 August 2008
* First Name:
   Middle Initial:
* Last Name:
* Permanent Address:
* City:
* State:
   Country:
* Zip Code:
* Home Phone: * Area Code:   * Number: (###-####)
* Email:

I. Demographic Information

A. Program Type at Time of Graduation:
      Full-time/3-Year

B. Age:
     B1. Age at Graduation:
     B2. Birth Date: / / (mm/dd/yyyy as numbers)

C. Gender: Male   Female

D. Primary Ethnicity:
      Not Provided
      Latino (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban)
      Other Hispanic
           Describe:
      Black/African American
      Asian American/Pacific Islander
           Describe:
      East Indian/Pakistani
      American Indian/Native American
           Describe:
      White/Caucasian 		    Secondary Ethnicity:
      Not Provided/Not Applicable
      Latino (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban)
      Other Hispanic
           Describe:
      Black/African American
      Asian American/Pacific Islander
           Describe:
      East Indian/Pakistani
      American Indian/Native American
           Describe:
      White/Caucasian

E. Disability Status (leave all 'No' for Not Disabled):
      Yes   No — Visual Impairment
      Yes   No — Hearing Impairment
      Yes   No — Mobility Impairment
      Yes   No — Speech Impairment
      Yes   No — Learning Disability
      Yes   No — Other — Describe:

II. Employment Status

* Select either item A, B, C, D or E.
  If you are employed and also studying for the bar, select the appropriate option under A1-- Type of Job.

A. Employed
       If selected, also complete A1 AND A2.

        A1. Type of Job (Check only one.):
              Bar admission required/anticipated (includes judicial clerks.)
              JD preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., accounting firm, management consulting firm, law school or law firm administration)
              Professional other — Describe:
              Non-professional other — Describe:

        A2. Job is: Full-time   Part-time

» If you selected A. Employed, please skip to Part III.

B. Enrolled in a full-time degree program

» If you selected B. skip to Item A in Part III.

C. Seeking work
          C1. Please provide the city and state in which you are seeking work:
                 

D. Studying for the bar full-time
          D1. In the following state:

E. NOT Seeking work

» If you selected C, D or E above, the rest of this form is not applicable.
» Go to the bottom of the page to Submit your answers.

III. Job-1 Information

A. Special Funding:
Is this job or degree program funded in whole or in part by a fellowship or grant?
Yes   No
     If Yes, describe

» If you are enrolled in a full-time advanced degree program, the remaining items relating to Job-1 are not applicable.
» A job held concurrent with your degree program may be reported under Part IV below.
» Otherwise, if you are not employed at all, go to the bottom of the page to Submit your answers.

B. Timing of Offer:
Before Graduation
 After Graduation/Before Bar Results
 After Bar Results

C. Source of Job
Select the choice that best describes how you learned of and made initial contact with the employer. If you received an offer from your summer employer, or the employer for whom you worked during law school, indicate how you initially made contact with that employer.
Interviewed during fall OCI program organized by the law school
 Interviewed during spring OCI program organized by the law school
 Returned to or continued with pre-law school employer
 Interviewed at job fair or consortia
 Responded to job described in law school's posting/bulletin/jobline/binder/direct contact listing or utilized its resumé referral service
 Referral by business colleague, friend, relative, alumni, or school personnel
Commercial (non-school) internet job site
 Initiated contact by means of a targeted mailing or informational interviewing, or as a result of networking
 Used a temporary placement agency or legal search consultant
 Started own practice or business
 Other — Describe:

D. Indicate Whether the Employer Hired You on a Short-term or Permanent Basis.
Note that a permanent job from the employer's perspective may be one that you consider short-term, while, for example, you continue to seek a different job. Please indicate the type of job from the employer's perspective.
Hired on a short-term basis (e.g., contract attorney)
 Hired on a permanent basis (e.g., associate, job held prior to/during law school)

E. Search Status (Select only if you are employed.):
I continue to seek a job other than that described here
 I am not seeking a job other than that described here

Name and Address of Employer
     Name:
     Street:
     City:
     State:
     Country:
     Zip Code:
     Work Phone: Area Code:   Number: (###-####)

Starting Salary: (Individual salary information in kept strictly confidential. Aggregate salary information is very helpful and allows the PDO to provide students and alumni with realistic salary expectations in various areas of the law and geographies.)

Complete information specific to your PRIMARY job.
   F - Job in law firm private practice (defined in instructions).
   G - Job in business or industry (defined in instructions)
   H - Job in government (defined in instructions)
    I  - Job in public interest organization or other nonprofit (defined in instructions)
   J - Job is academic (defined in instructions).

F1. Type of Law Firm Office
Not Applicable
 Employed at main (or only) office/firm headquarters
 Employed in branch office of firm
 Firm is a Public Interest Law Firm

F2. Total Size of Law Firm
Size of entire firm by total number of attorneys.
Not Applicable
 Solo (you are self-employed as a solo practitioner)
 2-10 attorneys
 11-25 attorneys
 26-50 attorneys
 51-100 attorneys
 101-250 attorneys
 251-500 attorneys
 501+ attorneys

F3. Size of Law Office
Indicate size of office where you are/will be working.
Note: office size may not exceed firm size.
Not Applicable
 Solo (you are self-employed as a solo practitioner)
 2-10 attorneys
 11-25 attorneys
 26-50 attorneys
 51-100 attorneys
 101-250 attorneys
 251-500 attorneys
 501+ attorneys

F4. Type of Law Firm Job
Not Applicable
 Attorney
 Law Clerk
 Paralegal
 Administrator

» Go to Part IV to continue.

G. If job is in business or industry, complete both G1 AND G2.

G1. Type of Employer:
Not Applicable
 Legal Temporary Agency
 Accounting Firm
 Investment Banking or Financial Institution
 Entertainment/Sports Management Company
 Insurance Company
 Management Consulting Firm
 Publishing House
 Technology/E-Commerce Company
 Trade Association or Political Campaign
 Other Business or Industry — Describe:

G2. Type of Job:
Not Applicable
 Temporary attorney work
 Temporary law clerk or paralegal work
 In-house Legal
 Management
 Business development/Sales/Marketing
 Human Resources
 Consulting
 Self-Employed
 Other — Describe:

» Go to Part IV to continue.

H. If job is in the government, complete both H1 AND H2.

H1. Level of Government:
Not Applicable
 Federal
 State
 Local (City/Municipal/County)
 Other — Describe:

H2. Type of Job:
Not Applicable
 Judicial Clerkship
 Military Position
 Prosecution
 Other — Describe:

» Go to Part IV to continue.

I. If job is in a public interest organization or other nonprofit, complete the following.
Indicate the primary type of work you will be handling.

Not Applicable
 Community Education and Organization
 Civil Legal Services
 Public Defender or Appellate Defender
 Policy/Advocacy
 Other — Describe:

» Go to Part IV to continue.

J. If job is academic, indicate the type of job.

Not Applicable
 Law School Administration
 Other Higher Education
 Other Academic Job — Describe:

IV. Job-2 Information

» If you do not have a second job, the rest of this form is not applicable.
» Go to the bottom of the page to Submit your answers.

Name and Address of Employer
     Name:
     Street:
     City:
     State:
     Country:
     Zip Code:
     Work Phone: Area Code:   Number: (###-####)

Starting Salary (Job 2): (Individual salary information in kept strictly confidential. Aggregate salary information is very helpful and allows the PDO to provide students and alumni with realistic salary expectations in various areas of the law and geographies.)

Basic Job Type:

A1. Type of Job:
Bar admission required/anticipated (includes judicial clerks)
JD preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., accounting firm, management consulting firm, law school or law firm administration)
Professional Other — Describe:
Non-Professional Other — Describe:

A2. Job is:
Full-time   Part-time

Employer Type:
Law Firm Private Practice
 Business/Industry
 Government
 Judicial Clerkship
 Public Interest
 Academic

V. Other Remarks

Maximum of 255 characters.