Appalachian School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 55 graduates from Appalachian School of Law, 40 were hired including 36 full-time and 4 part-time positions. Among them, 37 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
23 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 11 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 4 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Appalachian School of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Georgia, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 92.27%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Appalachian School of Law5572.73%40364
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Georgia Law Schools93192.27%85983425
Public39495.69%37736710
Private53789.76%48246715

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 55 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates55
Bar Passage Required2341.82%23000
J.D. Advantage1120.00%7022
Professional Position47.27%4000
Other23.64%1100
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies11.82%
Start Date Deferred11.82%
Unemployed - Not Seeking23.64%
Unemployed - Seeking35.45%
Employment Status Unknown712.73%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 55 graduates from Appalachian School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed40-351 22
Law Firms1934.55%15112
Solo410.00% 4000
1-101025.00% 8002
11-2537.50% 2100
26-5025.00% 1010
51-1000- 0000
101-2500- 0000
251-5000- 0000
More than 5000- 0000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry512.50% 4010
Government512.50% 5000
Public Interest615.00% 6000
Clerkships - Federal0- 0000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial410.00% 4000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education12.50% 1000
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 atAppalachian School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates40-351 22
Total Employed by Law School or University11.82%1000
Bar Passage Required11.82% 1000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (9) are employed by law firms or companies in Kentucky. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentKentucky922.50%
2nd Largest EmploymentVirginia615.00%
3rd Largest EmploymentWest Virginia512.50%