University of California College of the Law, San Francisco Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 285 graduates from University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, 265 were hired including 250 full-time and 15 part-time positions. Among them, 254 students employed as long-term contract and 11 students employed as short-term contract.
210 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. 3 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., University of California College of the Law, San Francisco' rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in California, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 89.55%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco28592.98%26525015
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 285 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates285
Bar Passage Required21073.68%201270
J.D. Advantage3411.93%28213
Professional Position31.05%2010
Other10.35%0010
Undeterminable10.35%0001
Enrolled in Graduate Studies10.35%
Start Date Deferred31.05%
Unemployed - Not Seeking41.40%
Unemployed - Seeking103.51%
Employment Status Unknown20.70%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 285 graduates from University of California College of the Law, San Francisco.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed265-2446 105
Law Firms15654.74%148071
Solo0- 0000
1-103613.58% 29061
11-25166.04% 16000
26-50114.15% 10010
51-100124.53% 12000
101-250166.04% 16000
251-500103.77% 10000
More than 5005520.75% 55000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry3513.21% 29132
Government207.55% 19100
Public Interest3412.83% 30400
Clerkships - Federal31.13% 3000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial103.77% 10000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education62.26% 5001
Employer Type Unknown10.38% 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 atUniversity of California College of the Law, San Francisco.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates265-2446 105
Total Employed by Law School or University165.61%13201
Bar Passage Required144.91% 13100
J.D. Advantage20.70% 0101
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (234) are employed by law firms or companies in California, where the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentCalifornia23488.30%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew York51.89%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia41.51%