McGeorge School of Law Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 180 graduates from McGeorge School of Law, 153 were hired including 145 full-time and 8 part-time positions. Among them, 151 students employed as long-term contract and 2 students employed as short-term contract.
112 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 35 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 5 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., McGeorge 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 EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
McGeorge School of Law18085.00%1531458
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
California Law Schools3,77289.55%3,3783,255123
Public1,36793.78%1,2821,25329
Private2,40587.15%2,0962,00294
Employment Summary and Comparison for McGeorge School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 180 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates180
Bar Passage Required11262.22%108130
J.D. Advantage3519.44%34010
Professional Position52.78%1040
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies00.00%
Start Date Deferred10.56%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking2212.22%
Employment Status Unknown42.22%
Employment by Job Category for McGeorge School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 180 graduates from McGeorge School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed153-1432 80
Law Firms8547.22%83020
Solo0- 0000
1-104730.72% 45020
11-25117.19% 11000
26-501610.46% 16000
51-10063.92% 6000
101-25021.31% 2000
251-5000- 0000
More than 50031.96% 3000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry74.58% 6010
Government2717.65% 27000
Public Interest2315.03% 20120
Clerkships - Federal10.65% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial42.61% 4000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education63.92% 2130
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for McGeorge 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 atMcGeorge School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates153-1432 80
Total Employed by Law School or University10.56%0100
Bar Passage Required0- 0000
J.D. Advantage10.56% 0100
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (131) are employed by law firms or companies in California, where the McGeorge 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 EmploymentCalifornia13185.62%
2nd Largest EmploymentNevada63.92%
3rd Largest EmploymentTexas21.31%