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 2023 Placement Report
Graduate Employment Status
Employed
200
Seeking Advanced Degrees
1
Unemployed
5
Unemployed Start Date Deferred
0
Not Seeking Employment
2
Unknown
2
Total Graduates
210
Overall employment rate – 95.2% of the Class (200 / 210 Total Graduates).
196 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 93.3% of the Class (196 / 210 Total Graduates).
Full-Time, Long Term, Bar Required
179
Full-Time, Long Term, J.D. Advantage
17
Employment by Sector
Employment Sector
Number of Graduates
Law Firms
102
Business & Industry
13
Government
30
Public Interest
22
Judicial Clerkships
31
Academia
2
Class of 2022 Placement Report
Graduate Employment Status
Employed
223
Seeking Advanced Degrees
0
Unemployed
13
Unemployed Start Date Deferred
0
Not Seeking Employment
1
Unknown
1
Total Graduates
238
213 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 89.5% of the Class (213 / 238 Total Graduates).
