Georgetown University Law Center Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 672 graduates from Georgetown University Law Center, 639 were hired including 630 full-time and 9 part-time positions. Among them, 625 students employed as long-term contract and 14 students employed as short-term contract.
568 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 39 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., Georgetown University Law Center' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, its rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.76%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Georgetown University Law Center67295.09%6396309
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
District of Columbia Law Schools1,94890.76%1,7681,74127
Public4879.17%38353
Private1,90091.05%1,7301,70624

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 672 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates672
Bar Passage Required56884.52%568000
J.D. Advantage395.80%35211
Professional Position20.30%1100
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies30.45%
Start Date Deferred60.89%
Unemployed - Not Seeking20.30%
Unemployed - Seeking223.27%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 672 graduates from Georgetown University Law Center.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed639-6246 18
Law Firms41661.90%415001
Solo30.47% 2001
1-1071.10% 7000
11-25111.72% 11000
26-5081.25% 8000
51-100132.03% 13000
101-250192.97% 19000
251-500497.67% 49000
More than 50030547.73% 305000
Unknown Size10.16% 1000
Business and Industry284.38% 26101
Government548.45% 50202
Public Interest6610.33% 59214
Clerkships - Federal385.95% 37100
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial335.16% 33000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International20.31% 2000
Education20.31% 2000
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 atGeorgetown University Law Center.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates639-6246 18
Total Employed by Law School or University304.46%20307
Bar Passage Required172.53% 13103
J.D. Advantage121.79% 7104
Professional Position10.15% 0100
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (273) are employed by law firms or companies in District of Columbia, where the Georgetown University Law Center located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia27342.72%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew York13821.60%
3rd Largest EmploymentCalifornia304.69%