Drake University Law School Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 100 graduates from Drake University Law School, 95 were hired including 94 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 92 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
76 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 16 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., Drake University Law School' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Drake University Law School10095.00%95941
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 100 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates100
Bar Passage Required7676.00%75100
J.D. Advantage1616.00%15100
Professional Position22.00%2000
Other11.00%0001
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies11.00%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking44.00%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 100 graduates from Drake University Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed95-922 01
Law Firms5656.00%56000
Solo0- 0000
1-103132.63% 31000
11-251111.58% 11000
26-5099.47% 9000
51-10033.16% 3000
101-25022.11% 2000
251-5000- 0000
More than 5000- 0000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry1616.84% 14101
Government88.42% 8000
Public Interest66.32% 5100
Clerkships - Federal22.11% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial77.37% 7000
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 atDrake University Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates95-922 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 (73) are employed by law firms or companies in Iowa, where the Drake University Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentIowa7376.84%
2nd Largest EmploymentArizona22.11%
3rd Largest EmploymentFlorida22.11%