University of Pittsburgh Law School Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 133 graduates from University of Pittsburgh Law School, 115 were hired including 113 full-time and 2 part-time positions. Among them, 115 students employed as long-term contract and 0 students employed as short-term contract.
87 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 24 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 2 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., University of Pittsburgh Law School' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 93.44%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of Pittsburgh Law School13386.47%1151132
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Pennsylvania Law Schools1,40393.44%1,3111,28823
Public56190.20%50649412
Private84295.61%80579411
Employment Summary and Comparison for University of Pittsburgh Law School Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 133 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates133
Bar Passage Required8765.41%87000
J.D. Advantage2418.05%23010
Professional Position21.50%2000
Other21.50%1010
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies00.00%
Start Date Deferred32.26%
Unemployed - Not Seeking75.26%
Unemployed - Seeking86.02%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%
Employment by Job Category for University of Pittsburgh Law School Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 133 graduates from University of Pittsburgh Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed115-1130 20
Law Firms6145.86%60010
Solo10.87% 1000
1-101311.30% 12010
11-2597.83% 9000
26-5054.35% 5000
51-10043.48% 4000
101-25021.74% 2000
251-50043.48% 4000
More than 5002320.00% 23000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2521.74% 24010
Government97.83% 9000
Public Interest108.70% 10000
Clerkships - Federal32.61% 3000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial76.09% 7000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education0- 0000
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for University of Pittsburgh Law School 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 Pittsburgh Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates115-1130 20
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 (82) are employed by law firms or companies in Pennsylvania, where the University of Pittsburgh Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentPennsylvania8271.30%
2nd Largest EmploymentVirginia43.48%
3rd Largest EmploymentColorado32.61%