After the JD, Wave 3: A Longitudinal Study of Careers in Transition, 2012-2013, United States

The After the JD (AJD) project is a longitudinal study that was designed to track the careers of a nationally representative cohort of lawyers admitted to the bar in the year 2000. This collection is the third wave of the After the JD Project. The first wave of the After the JD project (AJD1) [ICPSR 26302] provided a snapshot of the personal lives and careers of this cohort about three years after they began practicing law. The second wave of the After the JD project (AJD2) [ICPSR 33584] sought to illuminate the progression of lawyers' careers through roughly seven years in practice. The third wave (AJD3) continued to shed light on lawyers' 12-year professional and personal pathways. After 12 years, the AJD lawyers had a decade of work experience behind them, and the contours of their careers were more clearly shaped. Throughout their professional careers, these lawyers had experienced important transitions (such as promotion to partnership, marriage, and job changes), which were only in process by Wave 2. AJD3 marked a significant milestone, essential to assess the personal and career trajectories of this cohort of lawyers. AJD3 sought to locate and survey only individuals who had previously responded to either AJD1 or AJD2. Sample members who never responded to any survey wave were not located in AJD3. The AJD3 data collection started in May 2012 and was completed in early 2013. The dataset allowed for the analysis of a broad range of questions about the careers of lawyers and the social organization of the American legal profession. Topics covered include current professional employment, impact of economic downturn, type of work, clients, mentors, employment history, social, political, and community participation, and background and family information. Demographics include ethnicity, employment status, sexuality, marital status, age, and gender.

《JD 之后》（AJD）项目是一项纵向研究，旨在追踪2000年通过律师资格考试的国家代表性律师群体的职业生涯。本收集资料是《JD 之后》项目的第三波研究。第一波《JD 之后》项目（AJD1）[ICPSR 26302] 在律师执业三年后，对这一群体的个人生活和职业生涯进行了快照式的记录。第二波《JD 之后》项目（AJD2）[ICPSR 33584] 则旨在通过大约七年的执业历程，揭示律师职业生涯的发展。第三波（AJD3）继续深入探讨律师12年的职业和个人发展轨迹。经过12年的职业生涯，AJD律师积累了十年的工作经验，其职业轮廓也更加清晰。在整个职业生涯中，这些律师经历了重要的转折（如晋升为合伙人、结婚和职业变动），这些转折在第二波调查中才刚刚开始。AJD3标志着一项重要的里程碑，对于评估这一群体律师的个人和职业生涯轨迹至关重要。AJD3旨在调查和定位仅对AJD1或AJD2做出过回应的个体。未对任何调查波次做出回应的样本成员在AJD3中未被发现。AJD3数据收集始于2012年5月，并于2013年初完成。该数据集允许对关于律师职业生涯和美利坚合众国法律职业的社会组织的一系列广泛问题进行分析。涵盖的主题包括当前职业就业状况、经济衰退的影响、工作类型、客户、导师、就业历史、社会、政治和社区参与，以及背景和家庭信息。人口统计包括种族、就业状况、性取向、婚姻状况、年龄和性别。