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Law Practice

Jul. 14, 2012

Salaries for recent law school grads continue to fall

The median starting salary for members of the class of 2011 has fallen to $60,000.


By Andrew McIntyre


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Average starting salaries for recent law school graduates have continued to fall - down as low as $60,000, by one measurement - and less than half of the employed Class of 2011 graduate are working in firms, according to numbers released Thursday by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).


The median starting salary for Class of 2011 graduates fell for the second straight year to $60,000,...

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