University of Houston Law Center Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 214 graduates from University of Houston Law Center, 197 were hired including 190 full-time and 7 part-time positions. Among them, 194 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
169 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 17 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 10 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., University of Houston Law Center' rate of employed is slightly higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Texas, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 89.31%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of Houston Law Center21492.06%1971907
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Texas Law Schools2,03989.31%1,8211,78041
Public1,17090.26%1,0561,03521
Private86988.03%76574520
Employment Summary and Comparison for University of Houston Law Center Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 214 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates214
Bar Passage Required16978.97%168010
J.D. Advantage177.94%13022
Professional Position104.67%9010
Other10.47%0001
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies41.87%
Start Date Deferred10.47%
Unemployed - Not Seeking31.40%
Unemployed - Seeking94.21%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%
Employment by Job Category for University of Houston Law Center Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 214 graduates from University of Houston Law Center.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed197-1900 43
Law Firms15371.50%149031
Solo0- 0000
1-104422.34% 40031
11-252110.66% 21000
26-50157.61% 15000
51-100115.58% 11000
101-25084.06% 8000
251-50084.06% 8000
More than 5004623.35% 46000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2211.17% 19012
Government157.61% 15000
Public Interest31.52% 3000
Clerkships - Federal10.51% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial0- 0000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education31.52% 3000
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for University of Houston Law Center 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 atUniversity of Houston Law Center.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates197-1900 43
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 (176) are employed by law firms or companies in Texas, where the University of Houston Law Center located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentTexas17689.34%
2nd Largest EmploymentCalifornia52.54%
3rd Largest EmploymentIllinois31.52%