Duquesne Kline School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 157 graduates from Duquesne Kline School of Law, 148 were hired including 143 full-time and 5 part-time positions. Among them, 145 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
126 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. 4 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Duquesne Kline School of Law' rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, its rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 93.44%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Duquesne Kline School of Law15794.27%1481435
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Pennsylvania Law Schools1,40393.44%1,3111,28823
Public56190.20%50649412
Private84295.61%80579411

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 157 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates157
Bar Passage Required12680.25%124020
J.D. Advantage148.92%13100
Professional Position42.55%3010
Other42.55%1111
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies10.64%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.64%
Unemployed - Seeking74.46%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 157 graduates from Duquesne Kline School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed148-1412 41
Law Firms9258.60%88220
Solo0- 0000
1-104832.43% 45120
11-251610.81% 16000
26-5042.70% 4000
51-10053.38% 5000
101-25085.41% 8000
251-50042.70% 3100
More than 50074.73% 7000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2013.51% 18011
Government106.76% 9010
Public Interest96.08% 9000
Clerkships - Federal21.35% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial149.46% 14000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education10.68% 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 atDuquesne Kline School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates148-1412 41
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 (122) are employed by law firms or companies in Pennsylvania, where the Duquesne Kline 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 EmploymentPennsylvania12282.43%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew Jersey32.03%
3rd Largest EmploymentWest Virginia32.03%