University of South Carolina School of Law Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 201 graduates from University of South Carolina School of Law, 191 were hired including 184 full-time and 7 part-time positions. Among them, 190 students employed as long-term contract and 1 students employed as short-term contract.
166 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 19 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 South Carolina School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of South Carolina School of Law20195.02%1911847
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Employment Summary and Comparison for University of South Carolina School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 201 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates201
Bar Passage Required16682.59%165010
J.D. Advantage199.45%17020
Professional Position21.00%1010
Other41.99%1021
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies31.49%
Start Date Deferred31.49%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking41.99%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%
Employment by Job Category for University of South Carolina School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 201 graduates from University of South Carolina School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed191-1840 61
Law Firms10552.24%102030
Solo0- 0000
1-103920.42% 37020
11-252312.04% 23000
26-50105.24% 10000
51-10063.14% 6000
101-250105.24% 10000
251-50073.66% 7000
More than 500105.24% 9010
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry136.81% 9031
Government136.81% 13000
Public Interest94.71% 9000
Clerkships - Federal31.57% 3000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial4523.56% 45000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education31.57% 3000
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for University of South Carolina 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 atUniversity of South Carolina School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates191-1840 61
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 (140) are employed by law firms or companies in South Carolina, where the University of South Carolina 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 EmploymentSouth Carolina14073.30%
2nd Largest EmploymentNorth Carolina2211.52%
3rd Largest EmploymentGeorgia84.19%