On this page, you will find the employment outcome reports submitted to the ABA and NALP for the previous three years. These reports contain details about the employment outcomes of our graduates ten months post-graduation.
Why Ten Months?
The American Bar Association measures law school graduates placement statistics as of March 15th – usually about ten months after graduation. The ABA, and all law schools, focus on this number primarily because of the timing of bar examination results. Typically, law students graduate in May and sit for bar exams all over the country in July. In Pennsylvania, bar examination results are released in mid-October, but in other states such as New York, the results can be as late as the end of November. Many small to mid-size law firms, government agencies, district attorney’s offices and similar employers are not in a position to hire a new law school graduate until bar passage has been confirmed. Thus, it is more appropriate to evaluate placement statistics only after ten months.
Class of 2021 Placement Report
Graduate Employment Status
Employed
227
Seeking Advanced Degrees
0
Unemployed
4
Unemployed Start Date Deferred
0
Not Seeking Employment
1
Unknown
7
Total Graduates
239
215 graduates were employed in full-time, long-term positions that require admission to the Bar or where the J.D. was an advantage in obtaining and performing the job, or 90% of the Class (215 / 239 Total Graduates).
Full-Time, Long Term, Bar Required
195
Full-Time, Long Term, J.D. Advantage
20
Employment by Sector
Employment Sector
Number of Graduates
Law Firms
99
Business & Industry
24
Government
31
Public Interest
22
Judicial Clerkships
48
Academia
3
Class of 2020 Placement Report*
Graduate Employment Status
Employed
180
Seeking Advanced Degrees
0
Unemployed
27
Unemployed Start Date Deferred
3
Not Seeking Employment
0
Unknown
4
Total Graduates
214
167 graduates are employed in positions that require admission to the Bar or where the J.D. was an advantage in obtaining and performing the job, or 78% of the Class (167 / 214 Total Graduates).
Full-Time, Long Term, Bar Required
150
Full-Time, Long Term, J.D. Advantage
17
Employment by Sector
Employment Sector
Number of Graduates
Law Firms
81
Business & Industry
25
Government
21
Public Interest
19
Judicial Clerkships
34
Academia
0
* Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.
