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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 131 graduates from Texas Tech University School of Law, 127 were hired ( all full-time status). Among them, 125 students employed as long-term contract and 2 students employed as short-term contract.
119 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 8 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Texas Tech University School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Texas, its rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 89.31%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Texas Tech University School of Law13196.95%1271270
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 131 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates131
Bar Passage Required11990.84%117200
J.D. Advantage86.11%8000
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies00.00%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking43.05%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 131 graduates from Texas Tech University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed127-1252 00
Law Firms9270.23%92000
Solo0- 0000
1-103930.71% 39000
11-251914.96% 19000
26-501814.17% 18000
51-10075.51% 7000
101-25010.79% 1000
251-50032.36% 3000
More than 50053.94% 5000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry118.66% 10100
Government1511.81% 15000
Public Interest43.15% 3100
Clerkships - Federal10.79% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial21.57% 2000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education21.57% 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 atTexas Tech University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates127-1252 00
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 (102) are employed by law firms or companies in Texas, where the Texas Tech 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 EmploymentTexas10280.31%
2nd Largest EmploymentColorado75.51%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia53.94%