Albany Law School Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 164 graduates from Albany Law School, 150 were hired including 149 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 147 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
129 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 18 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 3 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Albany Law School' rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in New York, its rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 92.16%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Albany Law School16491.46%1501491
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
New York Law Schools4,18492.16%3,8563,76492
Public32585.23%27726017
Private3,85992.74%3,5793,50475

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 164 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates164
Bar Passage Required12978.66%128010
J.D. Advantage1810.98%15300
Professional Position31.83%3000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies21.22%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.61%
Unemployed - Seeking95.49%
Employment Status Unknown21.22%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 164 graduates from Albany Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed150-1463 10
Law Firms7445.12%73010
Solo0- 0000
1-102919.33% 29000
11-251711.33% 16010
26-5085.33% 8000
51-10064.00% 6000
101-25021.33% 2000
251-50085.33% 8000
More than 50042.67% 4000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry1510.00% 14100
Government3221.33% 30200
Public Interest1510.00% 15000
Clerkships - Federal32.00% 3000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial85.33% 8000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education32.00% 3000
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000

Employed at Law schools/Universities Funded Position

The below table summarizes the graduated who employed law school or its parent university funded position by term and working status atAlbany Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates150-1463 10
Total Employed by Law School or University0-0000
Bar Passage Required0- 0000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (125) are employed by law firms or companies in New York, where the Albany Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentNew York12583.33%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew Jersey53.33%
3rd Largest EmploymentAlaska32.00%