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Career Information for Lawyers in New York

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Fast Facts for Lawyers in New York

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: New York, Albany, and Nassau
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Glens Falls, Utica, and Elmira
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Albany

Salaries for Lawyers in New York

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New York, Utica, and Nassau. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Lawyers in New York are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Lawyers in New York

The University of Liverpool
Online

Offers graduate degrees in a variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Executive Juris Doctor, Juris Doctor, Master

Concord Law School
Online

Offers legal career training and degree programs. Offered online

  • Programs: Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

New York Law Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Albany Law SchoolAlbanyDoctorate710
Brooklyn Law SchoolBrooklynFirst-professional1,496
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional22,655
Cornell UniversityIthacaDoctorate & First Professional19,800
CUNY School of Law at Queens CollegeFlushingFirst-professional420
Fordham UniversityBronxDoctorate & First Professional14,448
Hofstra UniversityHempsteadDoctorate12,490
Long Island University-C W Post CampusBrookvilleDoctorate8,361
New York Law SchoolNew YorkMasters & First Professional1,613
New York UniversityNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional41,783
Pace University-New YorkNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional12,912
St. John's University-New YorkQueensDoctorate20,096
Syracuse UniversitySyracuseDoctorate & First Professional19,084
Touro CollegeNew YorkDoctorate17,129
University at BuffaloBuffaloDoctorate & First Professional28,054
Yeshiva UniversityNew YorkDoctorate & First Professional6,358

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Lawyers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Lawyers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Lawyers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NEW YORK

   
New York52,680$155,9802.2
Albany3,000$104,0101.5
Nassau6,790$121,7701.2
Buffalo2,320$106,6200.9
Syracuse1,200$108,0600.9
Kingston190$83,7300.8
Rochester1,610$103,1900.7
Poughkeepsie740$104,1500.7
Binghamton290$83,6300.6
Ithaca100$104,7800.6
Elmira80$98,3500.6
Utica260$131,9000.5
Glens Falls70$82,7500.3
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