Boston College Law School Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 228 graduates from Boston College Law School, 218 were hired including 213 full-time and 5 part-time positions. Among them, 217 students employed as long-term contract and 1 students employed as short-term contract.
199 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. 2 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Boston College Law School' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Massachusetts, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 92.40%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Boston College Law School22895.61%2182135
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Massachusetts Law Schools2,09192.40%1,9321,88052
Public8682.56%71656
Private2,00592.82%1,8611,81546

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 228 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates228
Bar Passage Required19987.28%198010
J.D. Advantage114.82%10001
Professional Position20.88%1010
Other31.32%1020
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies00.00%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking104.39%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 228 graduates from Boston College Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed218-2130 41
Law Firms14463.16%143001
Solo0- 0000
1-10115.05% 10001
11-2552.29% 5000
26-5041.83% 4000
51-100104.59% 10000
101-250198.72% 19000
251-50083.67% 8000
More than 5008739.91% 87000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2210.09% 18040
Government198.72% 19000
Public Interest83.67% 8000
Clerkships - Federal135.96% 13000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial115.05% 11000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education10.46% 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 atBoston College Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates218-2130 41
Total Employed by Law School or University31.32%3000
Bar Passage Required20.88% 2000
J.D. Advantage10.44% 1000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (115) are employed by law firms or companies in Massachusetts, where the Boston College Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentMassachusetts11552.75%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew York3716.97%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia94.13%