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the <a href="/sites/default/files/2024-08/2023%20NALP%20Summary%20Report.pdf.pdf" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="74a027b1-8fbc-4a11-9198-32edc41d92ef" data-entity-substitution="media" title="2023 NALP Summary Report">2023 NALP Summary Report</a>. </p><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Employment Status</strong></th><th><strong>Full-time</strong></th><th> </th><th><strong>Part-time</strong></th><th> </th><th><strong>Number</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Long Term</strong></td><td><strong>Short Term</strong></td><td><strong>Long Term</strong></td><td><strong>Short Term</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Employed, Bar Passage Required</td><td>406</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>409</td></tr><tr><td>Employed, J.D. Advantage</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Employed, Professional Position</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Employed, Other Position</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Employed, Law School/University Funded</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Employed, Undeterminable</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Pursuing Graduate Degree Full-Time</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Unemployed, Start Date Deferred</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Unemployed, Not Seeking</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Unemployed, Seeking</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Employment Status Unknown</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total Graduates</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><strong>427</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Employment Type</strong></th><th><strong>Full-time</strong></th><th> </th><th><strong>Part-time</strong></th><th> </th><th><strong>Number</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Long Term</strong></td><td><strong>Short Term</strong></td><td><strong>Long Term</strong></td><td><strong>Short Term</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Law Firms</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> Solo</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> 1–10</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> 11–25</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> 26–50</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> 51–100</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> 101–250</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> 251–500</td><td>44</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td> 501+</td><td>279</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>279</td></tr><tr><td> Unknown Size</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Business and Industry</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Government</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Public Interest</td><td>29</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>Clerkships (Federal)**</td><td>22</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Clerkships (State, Local and Territorial)**</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Clerkships (Tribal)**</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Clerkships (International)**</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Education</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Employer Type Unknown</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>414</strong></td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td>0</td><td><strong>0</strong></td><td><strong>417</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>**This number reflects only those 2023 graduates who began a clerkship within 10 months of graduation. In keeping with recent hiring preferences of many judges, a substantial number of graduates work for one or more years before serving as clerks; approximately 20% of each class ultimately clerks, the majority for federal appellate and district courts, and some hold more than one clerkship.</em></p><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Law School / University Funded Positions</strong></th><th><strong>Full-time</strong></th><th>Full-Time</th><th><strong>Part-time</strong></th><th>Part-Time</th><th><strong>Number</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><strong>Long Term</strong></td><td><strong>Short Term</strong></td><td><strong>Long Term</strong></td><td><strong>Short Term</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Employed - Bar Passage Required</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Employed - J.D. Advantage</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Employed - Professional Position</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Employed - Other Position</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Total Employed by Law School/University</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Employment Location</strong></th><th><strong>State</strong></th><th><strong>Number</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>State, largest employment</td><td>New York</td><td>300</td></tr><tr><td>State, 2nd largest employment</td><td>District of Columbia</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>State, 3rd largest employment</td><td>California</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>Employed in foreign countries</td><td> </td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table><h2>Government and Public Interest Fellowships</h2><p>For more than 150 years, Columbia Law School graduates have served at the highest levels of government and public interest organizations. 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