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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 287 graduates from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, 244 were hired including 234 full-time and 10 part-time positions. Among them, 231 students employed as long-term contract and 13 students employed as short-term contract.
172 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 46 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 21 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., University of Illinois Chicago School of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Illinois, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.71%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of Illinois Chicago School of Law28785.02%24423410
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 287 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates287
Bar Passage Required17259.93%171001
J.D. Advantage4616.03%36622
Professional Position217.32%18201
Other51.74%1031
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies20.70%
Start Date Deferred20.70%
Unemployed - Not Seeking31.05%
Unemployed - Seeking3211.15%
Employment Status Unknown41.39%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 287 graduates from University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed244-2268 55
Law Firms12142.16%119011
Solo0- 0000
1-105422.13% 52011
11-252610.66% 26000
26-5083.28% 8000
51-100135.33% 13000
101-25062.46% 6000
251-50010.41% 1000
More than 500124.92% 12000
Unknown Size10.41% 1000
Business and Industry4618.85% 32743
Government4819.67% 47001
Public Interest104.10% 10000
Clerkships - Federal41.64% 4000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial114.51% 11000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education41.64% 3100
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 Illinois Chicago School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates244-2268 55
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 (191) are employed by law firms or companies in Illinois, where the University of Illinois Chicago 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 EmploymentIllinois19178.28%
2nd Largest EmploymentTexas83.28%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia52.05%