Employment Summary for 2017 Graduates
*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 15, 2018. For a more complete picture of judicial clerkships at UCI Law, see our Judicial Clerkships Page.
Employment Status Summary
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| Employment Status | Number | % of Grads |
|---|---|---|
| Employed | 86 | 89.58% |
| Seeking Employment | 7 | 7.29% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 | 2.08% |
| Unknown | 1 | 1.04% |
| Total Graduates | 96 |
Employment Status Details
| Employment Status | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number | % of Grads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | 83 | 2 | 1 | - | 86 | 89.58% |
| Bar Passage Required | 79 | 1 | 1 | - | 81 | |
| JD Advantage | 4 | 1 | - | - | 5 | |
| Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Undeterminable | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | - | |||||
| Unemployed - Start Date Deferred | - | |||||
| Unemployed - Not Seeking | 2 | 2.08% | ||||
| Unemployed - Seeking | 7 | 7.29% | ||||
| Employment Status Unknown | 1 | 1.04% | ||||
| Total Graduates | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
Law School/University Funded Positions
| Law School/University Funded Positions | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed - Bar Passage Required | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Employed - J.D. Advantage | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Employed by Law School/University | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Employment by Type
| Employment Type | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number | % of Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firms | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 58.14% |
| Solo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2-10 | 9 | - | 1 | - | 10 | |
| 11-25 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 26-50 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 51-100 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 101-250 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| 251-500 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 501+ | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | |
| unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business and Industry | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4.65% |
| Government | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 11.63% |
| Public Interest | 10 | 1 | - | - | 11 | 12.79% |
| Clerkships | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 11.63% |
| Federal | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| State and Local | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1.16% |
| Employer Type Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 |
Employment by Location
| State | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State# - Largest employment | California | 70 | |||
| State# - 2nd largest employment | District of Columbia | 2 | |||
| Lousiana | 2 | ||||
| Texas | 2 | ||||
| State# - 3rd largest employment | Alaska | 1 | |||
| Colorado | 1 | ||||
| Delaware | 1 | ||||
| Guam | 1 | ||||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | ||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | ||||
| Tennessee | 1 | ||||
| Utah | 1 | ||||
| # employed in foreign countries | 1 | ||||