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

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 208 graduates from University of North Carolina School of Law, 197 were hired ( all full-time status). Among them, 197 students employed as long-term contract and 0 students employed as short-term contract.
177 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 20 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 North Carolina School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in North Carolina, its rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 94.43%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of North Carolina School of Law20894.71%1971970
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
North Carolina Law Schools1,00594.43%94993118
Public29692.23%2732649
Private70995.35%6766679

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 208 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates208
Bar Passage Required17785.10%177000
J.D. Advantage209.62%20000
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies31.44%
Start Date Deferred10.48%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.48%
Unemployed - Seeking62.88%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 208 graduates from University of North Carolina School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed197-1970 00
Law Firms11856.73%118000
Solo0- 0000
1-102311.68% 23000
11-25115.58% 11000
26-5094.57% 9000
51-10073.55% 7000
101-250168.12% 16000
251-50094.57% 9000
More than 5004321.83% 43000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry199.64% 19000
Government2010.15% 20000
Public Interest2311.68% 23000
Clerkships - Federal73.55% 7000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial84.06% 8000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education21.02% 2000
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 North Carolina School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates197-1970 00
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 (108) are employed by law firms or companies in North Carolina, where the University of North Carolina 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 EmploymentNorth Carolina10854.82%
2nd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia147.11%
3rd Largest EmploymentNew York136.60%