Southwestern Law School Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 227 graduates from Southwestern Law School, 197 were hired including 183 full-time and 14 part-time positions. Among them, 192 students employed as long-term contract and 5 students employed as short-term contract.
151 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 34 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 7 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Southwestern Law School' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in California, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 89.55%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Southwestern Law School22786.78%19718314
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 227 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates227
Bar Passage Required15166.52%149020
J.D. Advantage3414.98%26062
Professional Position73.08%5020
Other10.44%1000
Undeterminable10.44%0001
Enrolled in Graduate Studies41.76%
Start Date Deferred10.44%
Unemployed - Not Seeking20.88%
Unemployed - Seeking229.69%
Employment Status Unknown10.44%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 227 graduates from Southwestern Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed197-1821 104
Law Firms13057.27%123061
Solo21.02% 2000
1-107136.04% 64061
11-253015.23% 30000
26-50115.58% 11000
51-10031.52% 3000
101-25042.03% 4000
251-50021.02% 2000
More than 50073.55% 7000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry3718.78% 33031
Government52.54% 5000
Public Interest178.63% 15101
Clerkships - Federal21.02% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial42.03% 4000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education10.51% 0010
Employer Type Unknown10.51% 0001

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 atSouthwestern Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates197-1821 104
Total Employed by Law School or University31.32%1101
Bar Passage Required10.44% 1000
J.D. Advantage20.88% 0101
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (188) are employed by law firms or companies in California, where the Southwestern Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentCalifornia18895.43%
2nd Largest EmploymentMichigan10.51%
3rd Largest EmploymentMissouri10.51%