Class of 2017 Graduate Employment Profile

Class of 2017 Employment Report at 10 Months after Graduation

Employment Status Number Full Time Long Term Full Time Short Term Part Time Long Term Part Time Short Term
Employed – Bar Passage Required 138 133 2 1 2
Employed – JD Advantage 30 26 3 1 0
Employed – Professional Position 0 0 0 0 0
Employed – Non-Professional Position 0 0 0 0 0
Employed – Indeterminable* 0 0 0 0 0
Total Employed 168
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 0
Unemployed – Start Date Deferred 3
Unemployed – Not Seeking 2
Unemployed – Seeking 3
Employment Status Unknown 1
Total graduates 177

* A graduate in indeterminable category may or may not have a term defined

Law School/University Funded Positions Number
Law School/University Funded Full-time Short Term 0
Law School/University Funded Full-time Long Term 0
Employment Type Number
Law Firms
Solo 1
2 – 10 35
11 – 25 14
26 – 50 15
51 – 100 13
101 – 250 9
251 – 500 8
501 + 16
Unknown 0
Business & industry 20
Government 16
Pub. Int. (inc. Pub. Def.) 7
Judicial Clerkships
Federal 4
State & local 9
Other 0
Academia 1
Employer type unknown 0
Total 168
Employment Location State Number
State – largest employment North Carolina 73
State – 2nd largest employment Georgia 15
State – 3rd largest employment District of Columbia 11
# employed in foreign countries 1

2017 ABA Employment Summary