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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 122 graduates from University of Illinois College of Law, 117 were hired including 112 full-time and 5 part-time positions. Among them, 112 students employed as long-term contract and 5 students employed as short-term contract.
102 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.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., University of Illinois College of Law' 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 Illinois College of Law12295.90%1171125
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 122 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates122
Bar Passage Required10283.61%101001
J.D. Advantage108.20%9001
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other32.46%0012
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies32.46%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.82%
Unemployed - Seeking00.00%
Employment Status Unknown10.82%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 122 graduates from University of Illinois College of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed117-1111 14
Law Firms7662.30%74002
Solo0- 0000
1-101815.38% 16002
11-2575.98% 7000
26-5065.13% 6000
51-10032.56% 3000
101-25054.27% 5000
251-500119.40% 11000
More than 5002622.22% 26000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry108.55% 8011
Government108.55% 9100
Public Interest119.40% 11000
Clerkships - Federal54.27% 5000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial21.71% 2000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education32.56% 2001
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 College of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates117-1111 14
Total Employed by Law School or University21.64%1100
Bar Passage Required21.64% 1100
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (85) are employed by law firms or companies in Illinois, where the University of Illinois College of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentIllinois8572.65%
2nd Largest EmploymentCalifornia65.13%
3rd Largest EmploymentMissouri65.13%