Washburn University School of Law Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 100 graduates from Washburn University School of Law, 91 were hired including 89 full-time and 2 part-time positions. Among them, 89 students employed as long-term contract and 2 students employed as short-term contract.
78 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 10 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Washburn University School of Law' rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 90.60%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Washburn University School of Law10091.00%91892
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 Washburn University School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 100 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates100
Bar Passage Required7878.00%78000
J.D. Advantage1010.00%8110
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other22.00%2000
Undeterminable11.00%0001
Enrolled in Graduate Studies22.00%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking77.00%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%
Employment by Job Category for Washburn University School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 100 graduates from Washburn University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed91-881 11
Law Firms4848.00%47010
Solo0- 0000
1-102931.87% 28010
11-251112.09% 11000
26-5055.49% 5000
51-1000- 0000
101-2500- 0000
251-5000- 0000
More than 50033.30% 3000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry99.89% 8100
Government2224.18% 22000
Public Interest88.79% 8000
Clerkships - Federal11.10% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial22.20% 2000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education0- 0000
Employer Type Unknown11.10% 0001
Employment by Position for Washburn University 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 atWashburn University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates91-881 11
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 (54) are employed by law firms or companies in Kansas, where the Washburn University 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 EmploymentKansas5459.34%
2nd Largest EmploymentMissouri1617.58%
3rd Largest EmploymentColorado55.49%