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school, said that when the economy
is not doing well, there is still a sig
nificant need for lawyers who can
help solve problems.
"Employers are still cautious and
state budgets are still tight," Loya
said. "The market in general has
been tougher in the Northwest and
Northern California, but it is steadi
ly getting better."
Loya says the median salaries be
tween 2002 and 2003 graduates have
also increased by more than $3,000.
The range of salaries for graduates
varies greatly with the type of work
chosen. According to the survey,
salaries for 2003 graduates em
ployed full time ranged from
$22,800 to $140,000.
Of the 138 graduates surveyed only
79 were employed in-state. Other
states that garnered a large number of
graduates were: California (14),
Washington (14) and Nevada (8).
Gabriela Sanchez graduated in
2003 and found the local private-firm
market to be extremely competitive
but eventually landed a job with a pri
vate firm, Hershner Hunter of Eugene.
"I limited my search to the Port
land and Eugene area," Sanchez
said. "It's very tough in the local
market. There are a large number of
qualified applicants."
"Employers are still cautious
and state budgets are still tight
... The market in general has
been tougher in the Northwest
and Northern California, but
it is steadily getting better."
— Merv Loya
Assistant Dean and Director
of Career Services
Sanchez estimates that the ratio of
applicants to available jobs in Port
land and Eugene is roughly 10 to one.
Sanchez credits her persistence and
initial willingness to do something
besides working in a private firm as
the reason she was hired.
Sanchez was hired as a judicial
clerk for Lane County Circuit Court
not long after law school graduation
on May 2003 and was hired by Hersh
ner Hunter, a 25-attorney firm that fo
cuses primarily on business law, in
January 2004. Sanchez's area of spe
cialty is bankruptcy law. "A lot of peo
ple work as a judicial clerk for a year
to gain experience and make con
tacts," Sanchez said. "That strategy
worked for me."
Third-year law student Sarah Sabri
may also seek a position with the
Lane County District Attorney's Office
after graduation.
"Private practices want litigation ex
perience," Sabri said. "It's nearly im
possible to get that kind of experience
anywhere else."
The exorbitant cost of law school
has been cited as a major deterrent
for students seeking lower-paying
work in the
non-profit or
public-service
sectors.
According to
the law school
Web site, tout
ing its Loan Re
payment Assis
tance Program,
University
I
graduates race
an average
debt of
$50,000.
Merv Loya
Assistant Dean
and Director
“Debts of °fCareer
this size can Servieces
prohibit even
the most dedicated public servants
from taking low-paying public-service
jobs."
Tuition and fees for the 2003-04
school year were more than $ 15,000
for residents and more than $ 19,000
for non-residents. The projected
yearly increase is approximately
three percent.
Loya said the law school has been
actively working with student groups
to reduce the burden to future lawyers
if they choose to pursue a career in
community service.
A fund-raising campaign for the
LRAP has been started for people go
ing into lower-income positions that
benefit the community, Loya said.
The LRAP is run by a six-person
student committee. The fund-raising
board for LRAP comprises notable
law professionals, including Oregon
Attorney General Hardy Myers.
Only 4.3 percent of the class of
2003 is currently employed in public
interest or non-profit positions. The
national average, according to the
NALP Web site, is 3.1 percent.
Loya said the Career Services
Office is committed to helping
students and graduates find the jobs
they are looking for. On-campus
interviews are held in the fall and at
the University Portland Center
in the spring. Mock interviews, job
search strategies and invited
speakers round out the most
popular services.
"We not only have bright students,
but quality people who are interested
in helping the community," Loya
said. "We'd like to be able to help
them achieve those goals."
Michael A. Booth is a freelance
reporter for the Emerald.
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