William H. Bowen School of Law Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 127 graduates from William H. Bowen School of Law, 106 were hired including 95 full-time and 11 part-time positions. Among them, 102 students employed as long-term contract and 4 students employed as short-term contract.
86 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 16 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 4 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., William H. Bowen School of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
William H. Bowen School of Law12783.46%1069511
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 William H. Bowen School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 127 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates127
Bar Passage Required8667.72%78170
J.D. Advantage1612.60%12022
Professional Position43.15%3100
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies10.79%
Start Date Deferred32.36%
Unemployed - Not Seeking32.36%
Unemployed - Seeking129.45%
Employment Status Unknown21.57%
Employment by Job Category for William H. Bowen School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 127 graduates from William H. Bowen School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed106-932 92
Law Firms5845.67%51070
Solo43.77% 3010
1-103533.02% 30050
11-251413.21% 13010
26-5021.89% 2000
51-10032.83% 3000
101-2500- 0000
251-5000- 0000
More than 5000- 0000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry43.77% 4000
Government2422.64% 21111
Public Interest1514.15% 12111
Clerkships - Federal10.94% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial21.89% 2000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education21.89% 2000
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for William H. Bowen 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 atWilliam H. Bowen School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates106-932 92
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 (89) are employed by law firms or companies in Arkansas, where the William H. Bowen 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 EmploymentArkansas8983.96%
2nd Largest EmploymentTexas65.66%
3rd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia21.89%