2024 ABA Graduate Employment Survey - Wayne State University

Thank you for completing the ABA Graduate Employment Survey.

If you are a 2024 Wayne Law graduate who is graduating between September 1, 2023 and August 31, 2024, please complete this survey. We respect your confidentiality. Neither Wayne Law nor the ABA will publicly report or publish any individually identifiable employment data. Employment data is published in aggregate, statistical form only. Thank you for completing the survey and best wishes to you.

Fields with asterisks (*) are required.

Q1. Graduate’s Contact Information

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Preferred phone number *

Q2. Employment Status

Select one of the following to describe your post-graduate employment status. Employment is considered as any type of paid work. *

Employed [includes self-employed]

Enrolled in Graduate Studies Program - [Enrolled in full-time or part-time graduate education or, enrolled in additional undergraduate courses, not requiring a bachelor's degree prerequisite, to qualify for graduate education (i.e. medical school) or the Patent Bar, as of March 17, 2025.]

Employed - Start Date Deferred - [Not employed in any position as of March 17, 2025 and have received and accepted an offer of employment that will start after March 17, 2025.]

Employed - Law School Funded Position - [Requires the Graduate to be employed by Wayne Law]

Not Employed and Not Seeking Work [Unemployed; and not seeking employment and would not accept an offer of employment.]

Not Employed and Seeking Work [Unemployed and includes studying for the bar exam and seeking employment after the bar exam.]

If you are enrolled in graduate studies, what is the name of the academic institution, when will you begin taking classes, what type of degree are you seeking, and how many credits are you currently enrolled in? *

Q3. Employer Information

Employer Name *

Employer Address (If you are working remotely, please enter: employer’s main office address or office address you would otherwise report to.) *

Employer City *

Employer State/Territory/Province *

Employer Zip Code *

Employer Country *

Employer Website (If none, please enter: N/A.) *

Q4. Job Title

Job Title *

Q5. Job is: Full-Time or Part-Time

Full-Time or Part-Time *

Full-Time [35 hours of work per week or more]

Part-Time [Less than 35 hours of work per week]

N/A

Q6. Job is: Long-Term or Short-Term

Long-Term or Short-Term *

Long-term [From the perspective of the employer, you are expected to be employed for one calendar year or more from the graduation date or the Start Date, whichever is later.]

Short-term [From the perspective of the employer, your employment has a duration of less than one calendar year from the graduation date or the Start Date, whichever is later.]

N/A

Q7. Employment Start Date

Date on which you started or will start your post-graduate position (MM/DD/YYYY). *

Q8. Employment Category

Employment Category: Is the position? (select one) *

Bar Admission Required/Anticipated -- [From the perspective of the employer, the position in fact requires or will require the graduate to pass a bar exam or be authorized to practice law in one or more jurisdictions.]

JD Advantage -- [The employer sought an individual with a JD, and perhaps even required a JD, or for which the JD provided a demonstrable advantage in obtaining or performing the job, but itself does not require bar passage or practicing law.]

Professional Position -- [Requires professional skills or training, managerial or supervisory responsibilities, the regular use of professional judgment from the perspective of the employer. A JD is neither required nor a demonstrable advantage in obtaining or performing the role from the perspective of the employer.]

Other Position -- [The position does not require any special professional skills or training from the perspective of the employer.]

N/A

Q9. Employment Type

Employment Type *

Law Firm - [A solo practice or a group of attorneys practicing law together regardless of their specific legal relationship. Any job in a law firm, including associate, law clerk, and paralegal, is included.]

Business and Industry - [The graduate works for an enterprise of any type. Employers include, but are not limited to: employment agencies, accounting firms, investment banking and financial institutions, insurance companies, entertainment/sports management company, trade associations, consulting firms, or political campaigns.]

Government – The graduate works for a government entity. [Includes federal, state, and local governmental agencies, military JAG Corps, prosecution offices.]

Judicial Clerkship – The graduate performs duties of a judicial clerk for a court or governmental agency and is assigned to either a specific judge or two or more judges on a court or within a governmental agency.

Public Interest –The graduate works for a public interest entity.

Education – The graduate works for an educational institution.

N/A

Q10. Law Firm Size

If you are employed with a law firm, please select the number of attorneys in the entire firm across all office locations. *

Solo (Taken affirmative steps to establish a solo law practice. Indicia: applied for a business license, obtained malpractice insurance, or advertise legal services.)

1-10 attorneys

11-25 attorneys

26-50 attorneys

51-100 attorneys

101-250 attorneys

251-500 attorneys

501+ attorneys

N/A

Q11. Starting Salary

What is your starting salary?

Q12. Source of Job

How did you find this job? (Choose all fields that apply) *

Job posting (Wayne Law Office of Career and Professional Development)

On-Campus Interview Program

Job Posting (other)

Self-Initiated/Networking

Referral (business colleague, relative, alumni, or school personnel)

Wayne Law Externship

Returned to or continued with pre-law employer

Internship/Law Clerk/Legal Assistant

None of the above

End of Survey