Notre Dame Law School Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 184 graduates from Notre Dame Law School, 168 were hired including 167 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 165 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
154 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 9 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., Notre Dame Law School' rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, its rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 90.71%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Notre Dame Law School18491.30%1681671
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 184 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates184
Bar Passage Required15483.70%151201
J.D. Advantage94.89%9000
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies42.17%
Start Date Deferred31.63%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking73.80%
Employment Status Unknown21.09%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 184 graduates from Notre Dame Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed168-1652 01
Law Firms10557.07%105000
Solo0- 0000
1-1052.98% 5000
11-2563.57% 6000
26-5063.57% 6000
51-10021.19% 2000
101-2501710.12% 17000
251-500137.74% 13000
More than 5005633.33% 56000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry105.95% 10000
Government2313.69% 23000
Public Interest84.76% 7001
Clerkships - Federal1710.12% 15200
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial31.79% 3000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International10.60% 1000
Education10.60% 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 atNotre Dame Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates168-1652 01
Total Employed by Law School or University52.72%5000
Bar Passage Required52.72% 5000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (33) are employed by law firms or companies in Illinois, where the Notre Dame Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentIllinois3319.64%
2nd Largest EmploymentIndiana148.33%
3rd Largest EmploymentNew York148.33%