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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 213 graduates from University of Chicago Law School, 211 were hired including 209 full-time and 2 part-time positions. Among them, 211 students employed as long-term contract and 0 students employed as short-term contract.
200 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 5 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., University of Chicago Law School' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, its rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.71%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of Chicago Law School21399.06%2112092
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Illinois Law Schools1,86390.71%1,6901,64743
Public54486.03%46844919
Private1,31992.65%1,2221,19824

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 213 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates213
Bar Passage Required20093.90%200000
J.D. Advantage52.35%3020
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies20.94%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking00.00%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 213 graduates from University of Chicago Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed211-2090 20
Law Firms12257.28%122000
Solo0- 0000
1-1020.95% 2000
11-2510.47% 1000
26-5020.95% 2000
51-10041.90% 4000
101-2500- 0000
251-50052.37% 5000
More than 50010851.18% 108000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry62.84% 4020
Government73.32% 7000
Public Interest104.74% 10000
Clerkships - Federal5927.96% 59000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial52.37% 5000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International10.47% 1000
Education10.47% 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 atUniversity of Chicago Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates211-2090 20
Total Employed by Law School or University62.82%6000
Bar Passage Required62.82% 6000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (65) are employed by law firms or companies in Illinois, where the University of Chicago Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentIllinois6530.81%
2nd Largest EmploymentCalifornia3315.64%
3rd Largest EmploymentNew York3014.22%