Yale Law School Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 218 graduates from Yale Law School, 208 were hired ( all full-time status). Among them, 205 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
164 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 11 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., Yale Law School' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Connecticut, its rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 91.21%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Yale Law School21895.41%2082080
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Connecticut Law Schools45591.21%4154069
Public13688.97%1211201
Private31992.16%2942868

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 218 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates218
Bar Passage Required16475.23%163100
J.D. Advantage115.05%11000
Professional Position10.46%1000
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies73.21%
Start Date Deferred10.46%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.46%
Unemployed - Seeking00.00%
Employment Status Unknown10.46%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 218 graduates from Yale Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed208-2053 00
Law Firms9242.20%92000
Solo0- 0000
1-1010.48% 1000
11-250- 0000
26-5020.96% 2000
51-10010.48% 1000
101-25041.92% 4000
251-50062.88% 6000
More than 5007837.50% 78000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry62.88% 6000
Government209.62% 19100
Public Interest4019.23% 39100
Clerkships - Federal4320.67% 42100
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial41.92% 4000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International10.48% 1000
Education20.96% 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 atYale Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates208-2053 00
Total Employed by Law School or University3214.68%30200
Bar Passage Required2310.55% 22100
J.D. Advantage94.13% 8100
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (66) are employed by law firms or companies in New York. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentNew York6631.73%
2nd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia4622.12%
3rd Largest EmploymentCalifornia2612.50%