Widener Law Commonwealth Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 86 graduates from Widener Law Commonwealth, 77 were hired including 75 full-time and 2 part-time positions. Among them, 76 students employed as long-term contract and 1 students employed as short-term contract.
63 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. 3 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Widener Law Commonwealth' rate of employed is 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
Widener Law Commonwealth8689.53%77752
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 Widener Law Commonwealth Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 86 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates86
Bar Passage Required6373.26%62010
J.D. Advantage1011.63%8110
Professional Position33.49%3000
Other11.16%1000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies11.16%
Start Date Deferred11.16%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking55.81%
Employment Status Unknown22.33%
Employment by Job Category for Widener Law Commonwealth Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 86 graduates from Widener Law Commonwealth.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed77-741 20
Law Firms3945.35%36120
Solo0- 0000
1-102735.06% 24120
11-2556.49% 5000
26-5011.30% 1000
51-10033.90% 3000
101-2500- 0000
251-50033.90% 3000
More than 5000- 0000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry45.19% 4000
Government1519.48% 15000
Public Interest33.90% 3000
Clerkships - Federal11.30% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial1316.88% 13000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education0- 0000
Employer Type Unknown22.60% 2000
Employment by Position for Widener Law Commonwealth 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 atWidener Law Commonwealth.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates77-741 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 (54) are employed by law firms or companies in Pennsylvania, where the Widener Law Commonwealth located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentPennsylvania5470.13%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew York810.39%
3rd Largest EmploymentDelaware22.60%