Employment Summary for 2018 Graduates

*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 15, 2019. 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 102 89.47%
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 3 2.63%
Seeking Employment 9 7.89%
Total Graduates 114

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 100 1 1 - 102 89.47%
   Bar Passage Required 96 1 1 - 98
   J.D. Advantage 3 - - - 3
   Professional Position 1 - - - 1
   Non-Professional Position - - - - -
   Undeterminable - - - - -
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 3 2.63%
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred -
Unemployed - Not Seeking -
Unemployed - Seeking 9 7.89%
Employment Status Unknown -
Total Graduates 100 1 1 0 114  

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 11 - - - 11
Employed - J.D. Advantage - - - - -
Employed - Professional Position - - - - -
Employed - Non-Professional Position - - - - -
Total Employed by Law School/University 11 0 0 0 11

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 58 1 1 0 60 58.82%
   Solo - - - - -
   2-10 12 - 1 - 13
   11-25 6 - - - 6
   26-50 3 - - - 3
   51-100 4 - - - 4
   101-250 3 - - - 3
   251-500 2 - - - 2
   501+ 28 1 - - 29
   unknown - - - - -
Business and Industry 5 - - - 5 4.90%
Government 11 - - - 11 10.78%
Public Interest 16 - - - 16 15.69%
Clerkships 10 - - - 10 9.80%
   Federal 8 - - - 8
   State and Local 2 - - - 2
   Other - - - - -
Education - - - - -
Employer Type Unknown - - - - -  
Total 100 1 1 0 102

Employment by Location

State Number
State# - Largest employment California 85
State# - 2nd largest employment District of Columbia 3
Washington 3
State# - 3rd largest employment Arizona 1
Iowa 1
Maryland 1
Missouri 1
Montana 1
Nevada 1
New Mexico 1
New York 1
Texas 1
US Territories 1
# employed in foreign countries 1

Definitions

ABA Graduate Placement Definitions