California Western School of Law Employment Summary
Employment Summary and Comparison
For the 207 graduates from California Western School of Law, 170 were hired including 154 full-time and 16 part-time positions. Among them, 137 students employed as long-term contract and 33 students employed as short-term contract.
119 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 41 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 6 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., California Western School of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in California, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 89.55%.
Total Graduates
% of Employed
Total Employed
Full-time
Part-time
California Western School of Law
207
82.13%
170
154
16
All Law Schools
35,529
90.60%
32,188
31,164
1,024
Public
13,852
91.04%
12,611
12,223
388
Private
21,677
90.31%
19,577
18,941
636
California Law Schools
3,772
89.55%
3,378
3,255
123
Public
1,367
93.78%
1,282
1,253
29
Private
2,405
87.15%
2,096
2,002
94
Employment Summary and Comparison for California Western School of Law Graduates Chart
Employment by General Category
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 207 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
207
Bar Passage Required
119
57.49%
112
3
1
3
J.D. Advantage
41
19.81%
18
17
0
6
Professional Position
6
2.90%
1
0
2
3
Other
1
0.48%
0
0
0
1
Undeterminable
0
0.00%
0
0
0
0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies
2
0.97%
Start Date Deferred
5
2.42%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
3
1.45%
Unemployed - Seeking
24
11.59%
Employment Status Unknown
3
1.45%
Employment by Job Category for California Western School of Law Graduates Chart
Employment by Position Types
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 207 graduates from California Western School of Law.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Employed
170
-
134
20
3
13
Law Firms
96
46.38%
82
6
1
7
Solo
2
1.18%
2
0
0
0
1-10
51
30.00%
44
3
0
4
11-25
19
11.18%
15
2
1
1
26-50
7
4.12%
6
0
0
1
51-100
5
2.94%
5
0
0
0
101-250
8
4.71%
7
1
0
0
251-500
0
-
0
0
0
0
More than 500
3
1.76%
3
0
0
0
Unknown Size
1
0.59%
0
0
0
1
Business and Industry
24
14.12%
12
7
2
3
Government
24
14.12%
19
4
0
1
Public Interest
18
10.59%
15
2
0
1
Clerkships - Federal
2
1.18%
2
0
0
0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial
3
1.76%
3
0
0
0
Clerkships - Tribal
0
-
0
0
0
0
Clerkships - International
0
-
0
0
0
0
Education
3
1.76%
1
1
0
1
Employer Type Unknown
0
-
0
0
0
0
Employment by Position for California Western School of Law Graduates Chart
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 atCalifornia Western School of Law.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
170
-
134
20
3
13
Total Employed by Law School or University
3
1.45%
3
0
0
0
Bar Passage Required
3
1.45%
3
0
0
0
J.D. Advantage
0
-
0
0
0
0
Professional Position
0
-
0
0
0
0
Other
0
-
0
0
0
0
Employed Location
The most graduates (143) are employed by law firms or companies in California, where the California Western School of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
