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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 184 graduates from Stanford Law School, 178 were hired ( all full-time status). Among them, 173 students employed as long-term contract and 5 students employed as short-term contract.
153 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 10 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., Stanford Law School' 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
Stanford Law School18496.74%1781780
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 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 Required15383.15%152100
J.D. Advantage105.43%8200
Professional Position21.09%2000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies52.72%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking10.54%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 184 graduates from Stanford Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed178-1735 00
Law Firms7540.76%75000
Solo0- 0000
1-100- 0000
11-2510.56% 1000
26-5010.56% 1000
51-10031.69% 3000
101-25052.81% 5000
251-50031.69% 3000
More than 5006234.83% 62000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry73.93% 7000
Government126.74% 11100
Public Interest2514.04% 23200
Clerkships - Federal4927.53% 48100
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial84.49% 8000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International10.56% 0100
Education10.56% 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 atStanford Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates178-1735 00
Total Employed by Law School or University137.07%11200
Bar Passage Required115.98% 10100
J.D. Advantage21.09% 1100
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (61) are employed by law firms or companies in California, where the Stanford Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentCalifornia6134.27%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew York3016.85%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia2916.29%