California Western School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 207 graduates from California Western School of Law, 170 were hired including 154 full-time and 16 part-time positions. Among them, 137 students employed as long-term contract and 33 students employed as short-term contract.
119 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 41 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 6 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., California Western School of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in California, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 89.55%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
California Western School of Law20782.13%17015416
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
California Law Schools3,77289.55%3,3783,255123
Public1,36793.78%1,2821,25329
Private2,40587.15%2,0962,00294

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 207 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates207
Bar Passage Required11957.49%112313
J.D. Advantage4119.81%181706
Professional Position62.90%1023
Other10.48%0001
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies20.97%
Start Date Deferred52.42%
Unemployed - Not Seeking31.45%
Unemployed - Seeking2411.59%
Employment Status Unknown31.45%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 207 graduates from California Western School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed170-13420 313
Law Firms9646.38%82617
Solo21.18% 2000
1-105130.00% 44304
11-251911.18% 15211
26-5074.12% 6001
51-10052.94% 5000
101-25084.71% 7100
251-5000- 0000
More than 50031.76% 3000
Unknown Size10.59% 0001
Business and Industry2414.12% 12723
Government2414.12% 19401
Public Interest1810.59% 15201
Clerkships - Federal21.18% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial31.76% 3000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education31.76% 1101
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 atCalifornia Western School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates170-13420 313
Total Employed by Law School or University31.45%3000
Bar Passage Required31.45% 3000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (143) are employed by law firms or companies in California, where the California Western School of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentCalifornia14384.12%
2nd Largest EmploymentNevada52.94%
3rd Largest EmploymentColorado21.18%