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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 220 graduates from Dedman School of Law, 207 were hired including 206 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 205 students employed as long-term contract and 2 students employed as short-term contract.
192 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 14 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Dedman School of Law' rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Texas, its rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 89.31%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Dedman School of Law22094.09%2072061
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Texas Law Schools2,03989.31%1,8211,78041
Public1,17090.26%1,0561,03521
Private86988.03%76574520

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 220 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates220
Bar Passage Required19287.27%192000
J.D. Advantage146.36%12101
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other10.45%1000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies62.73%
Start Date Deferred41.82%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking31.36%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 220 graduates from Dedman School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed207-2051 01
Law Firms14666.36%145100
Solo0- 0000
1-103617.39% 36000
11-25146.76% 14000
26-50125.80% 12000
51-100167.73% 15100
101-25083.86% 8000
251-500115.31% 11000
More than 5004923.67% 49000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2512.08% 24001
Government146.76% 14000
Public Interest62.90% 6000
Clerkships - Federal115.31% 11000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial52.42% 5000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education0- 0000
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 atDedman School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates207-2051 01
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 (188) are employed by law firms or companies in Texas, where the Dedman 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 EmploymentTexas18890.82%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew York52.42%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia31.45%