South Texas College of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 273 graduates from South Texas College of Law, 224 were hired including 214 full-time and 10 part-time positions. Among them, 202 students employed as long-term contract and 22 students employed as short-term contract.
182 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 26 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 6 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., South Texas College of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Texas, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 89.31%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
South Texas College of Law27382.05%22421410
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Texas Law Schools2,03989.31%1,8211,78041
Public1,17090.26%1,0561,03521
Private86988.03%76574520

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 273 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates273
Bar Passage Required18266.67%177401
J.D. Advantage269.52%15623
Professional Position62.20%5100
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable20.73%2000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies51.83%
Start Date Deferred20.73%
Unemployed - Not Seeking41.47%
Unemployed - Seeking3111.36%
Employment Status Unknown72.56%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 273 graduates from South Texas College of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed224-20014 28
Law Firms15255.68%143603
Solo62.68% 6000
1-106227.68% 56303
11-252410.71% 23100
26-50198.48% 17200
51-100198.48% 19000
101-25062.68% 6000
251-50020.89% 2000
More than 500146.25% 14000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2410.71% 21120
Government2712.05% 25200
Public Interest52.23% 3200
Clerkships - Federal10.45% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial20.89% 1100
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education73.13% 2104
Employer Type Unknown62.68% 4101

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 atSouth Texas College of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates224-20014 28
Total Employed by Law School or University82.93%1304
Bar Passage Required10.37% 1000
J.D. Advantage72.56% 0304
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (210) are employed by law firms or companies in Texas, where the South Texas College of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentTexas21093.75%
2nd Largest EmploymentColorado20.89%
3rd Largest EmploymentCalifornia10.45%