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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 98 graduates from University of Kansas School of Law, 95 were hired including 94 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 93 students employed as long-term contract and 2 students employed as short-term contract.
87 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 7 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 1 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., University of Kansas School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of Kansas School of Law9896.94%95941
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 98 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates98
Bar Passage Required8788.78%86001
J.D. Advantage77.14%7000
Professional Position11.02%0100
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies11.02%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking22.04%
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 98 graduates from University of Kansas School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed95-931 01
Law Firms4444.90%44000
Solo0- 0000
1-101717.89% 17000
11-2599.47% 9000
26-5088.42% 8000
51-10011.05% 1000
101-2500- 0000
251-50022.11% 2000
More than 50077.37% 7000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry77.37% 6100
Government1616.84% 15001
Public Interest1515.79% 15000
Clerkships - Federal22.11% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial1111.58% 11000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education0- 0000
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 Kansas School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates95-931 01
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 (55) are employed by law firms or companies in Kansas, where the University of Kansas 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 EmploymentKansas5557.89%
2nd Largest EmploymentMissouri2425.26%
3rd Largest EmploymentColorado55.26%