St. Mary's University School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 200 graduates from St. Mary's University School of Law, 169 were hired including 163 full-time and 6 part-time positions. Among them, 164 students employed as long-term contract and 5 students employed as short-term contract.
139 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 22 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., St. Mary's University School 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
St. Mary's University School of Law20084.50%1691636
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 200 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates200
Bar Passage Required13969.50%136210
J.D. Advantage2211.00%16240
Professional Position63.00%5001
Other21.00%2000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies21.00%
Start Date Deferred42.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking21.00%
Unemployed - Seeking2110.50%
Employment Status Unknown21.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 200 graduates from St. Mary's University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed169-1594 51
Law Firms10653.00%102130
Solo42.37% 4000
1-106136.09% 58030
11-252313.61% 22100
26-5052.96% 5000
51-10031.78% 3000
101-25084.73% 8000
251-5000- 0000
More than 50021.18% 2000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry169.47% 13021
Government2313.61% 22100
Public Interest1710.06% 16100
Clerkships - Federal31.78% 3000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial21.18% 1100
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education21.18% 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 atSt. Mary's University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates169-1594 51
Total Employed by Law School or University0-0000
Bar Passage Required0- 0000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (159) are employed by law firms or companies in Texas, where the St. Mary's 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 EmploymentTexas15994.08%
2nd Largest EmploymentVirginia31.78%
3rd Largest EmploymentCalifornia10.59%