Employment Summary for 2019 Graduates
*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 16, 2020. 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 | 124 | 87.94% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 3 | 2.13% |
| Start date deferred after 03/16/2020 | 1 | 0.71% |
| Seeking Employment | 11 | 7.80% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 1 | 0.71% |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.71% |
| Total Graduates | 141 |
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 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 87.94% |
| Bar Passage Required | 117 | - | - | 1 | 118 | |
| J.D. Advantage | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Professional Position | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Undeterminable | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 3 | 2.13% | ||||
| Employed - Start Date Deferred | 1 | 0.71% | ||||
| Unemployed - Not Seeking | 1 | 0.71% | ||||
| Unemployed - Seeking | 11 | 7.80% | ||||
| Employment Status Unknown | 1 | 0.71% | ||||
| Total Graduates | 122 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 141 |
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 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 65.32% |
| Solo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1-10 | 11 | - | - | 1 | 12 | |
| 11-25 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| 26-50 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 51-100 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| 101-250 | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 251-500 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 501+ | 31 | - | - | - | 31 | |
| unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business and Industry | 4 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4.03% |
| Government | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 6.45% |
| Public Interest | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | 15.32% |
| Clerkships | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | 8.06% |
| Federal | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| State and Local | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Other | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.81% |
| Employer Type Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 122 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 124 |
Employment by Location
| State | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State# - Largest employment | California | 104 | |||
| State# - 2nd largest employment | Nevada | 4 | |||
| State# - 3rd largest employment | Colorado | 3 | |||
| Hawaii | 2 | ||||
| Washington | 2 | ||||
| Alaska | 1 | ||||
| Indiana | 1 | ||||
| Louisiana | 1 | ||||
| Minnesota | 1 | ||||
| New York | 1 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | ||||
| Texas | 1 | ||||
| Vermont | 1 | ||||
| # employed in foreign countries | 1 | ||||