Employment Summary for 2020 Graduates

*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 15, 2021. For a more complete picture of judicial clerkships at UCI Law, see our Judicial Clerkships page.

Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school's typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the three years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org

Employment Status Summary

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Employment Status Number % of Grads
Employed 117 81.81%
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 1 0.70%
Start date deferred after 03/15/2021 1 0.70%
Not Seeking Employment 2 1.40%
Seeking Employment 22 15.38%
Total Graduates 143

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 112 3 0 2 117 81.81%
   Bar Passage Required 108 3 - 2 113
   J.D. Advantage 4 - - - 4
   Professional Position - - - - -
   Non-Professional Position - - - - -
   Undeterminable - - - - -
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 1 0.70%
Employed - Start Date Deferred 1 0.70%
Unemployed - Not Seeking 2 1.40%
Unemployed - Seeking 22 15.38%
Employment Status Unknown -
Total Graduates 112 3 0 2 143  

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 8 - - - 8
Employed - J.D. Advantage - - - - -
Employed - Professional Position - - - - -
Employed - Non-Professional Position - - - - -
Total Employed by Law School/University 8 0 0 0 8

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 67 1 0 1 69 58.97%
   Solo - - - - -
   1-10 5 1 - 1 7
   11-25 7 - - - 7
   26-50 5 - - - 5
   51-100 4 - - - 4
   101-250 9 - - - 9
   251-500 2 - - - 2
   501+ 35 - - - 35
   unknown - - - - -
Business and Industry 6 - - - 6 5.13%
Government 9 1 - 1 11 9.40%
Public Interest 21 1 - - 22 18.80%
Clerkships 8 - - - 8 6.84%
   Federal 5 - - - 5
   State, Local, and Territorial 3 - - - 3
   Tribal - - - - -
   International - - - - -
Education 1 - - - 1 0.85%
Employer Type Unknown - - - - -  
Total 112 3 0 2 117

Employment by Location

State Number
State# - Largest employment California 94
State# - 2nd largest employment District of Columbia 6
State# - 3rd largest employment Hawaii 2
Kentucky 2
Nevada 2
Texas 2
Alaska 1
Arizona 1
Illinois 1
Louisiana 1
Massachusetts 1
New York 1
Washington 1
# employed in foreign countries 2

Definitions

ABA Graduate Placement Definitions (Class of 2020)