Pepperdine University School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 150 graduates from Pepperdine University School of Law, 143 were hired including 139 full-time and 4 part-time positions. Among them, 143 students employed as long-term contract and 0 students employed as short-term contract.
118 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 21 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., Pepperdine University School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in California, its rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 89.55%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Pepperdine University School of Law15095.33%1431394
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
California Law Schools3,77289.55%3,3783,255123
Public1,36793.78%1,2821,25329
Private2,40587.15%2,0962,00294

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 150 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates150
Bar Passage Required11878.67%116020
J.D. Advantage2114.00%19020
Professional Position21.33%2000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies10.67%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.67%
Unemployed - Seeking53.33%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 150 graduates from Pepperdine University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed143-1390 40
Law Firms9462.67%90040
Solo32.10% 3000
1-103927.27% 36030
11-251812.59% 17010
26-5074.90% 7000
51-10074.90% 7000
101-25064.20% 6000
251-50010.70% 1000
More than 500139.09% 13000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2114.69% 21000
Government149.79% 14000
Public Interest42.80% 4000
Clerkships - Federal53.50% 5000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial21.40% 2000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education32.10% 3000
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 atPepperdine University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates143-1390 40
Total Employed by Law School or University21.33%2000
Bar Passage Required21.33% 2000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (100) are employed by law firms or companies in California, where the Pepperdine University 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 EmploymentCalifornia10069.93%
2nd Largest EmploymentTexas139.09%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia53.50%