Chicago-Kent College of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 222 graduates from Chicago-Kent College of Law, 207 were hired including 194 full-time and 13 part-time positions. Among them, 197 students employed as long-term contract and 10 students employed as short-term contract.
155 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 45 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 5 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Chicago-Kent College of Law' rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 90.71%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Chicago-Kent College of Law22293.24%20719413
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Illinois Law Schools1,86390.71%1,6901,64743
Public54486.03%46844919
Private1,31992.65%1,2221,19824

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 222 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates222
Bar Passage Required15569.82%152201
J.D. Advantage4520.27%31383
Professional Position52.25%5000
Other20.90%1001
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies10.45%
Start Date Deferred10.45%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.45%
Unemployed - Seeking125.41%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 222 graduates from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed207-1895 85
Law Firms12656.76%115362
Solo31.45% 2010
1-104823.19% 38352
11-25209.66% 20000
26-50125.80% 12000
51-10010.48% 1000
101-250115.31% 11000
251-50073.38% 7000
More than 5002411.59% 24000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2914.01% 26012
Government3617.39% 36000
Public Interest104.83% 8101
Clerkships - Federal0- 0000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial41.93% 4000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education20.97% 0110
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 atChicago-Kent College of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates207-1895 85
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 (168) are employed by law firms or companies in Illinois, where the Chicago-Kent College of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentIllinois16881.16%
2nd Largest EmploymentCalifornia62.90%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia31.45%