Employment Summary for 2021 Graduates
*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 15, 2022. 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 | 191 | 90.52% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 5 | 2.37% |
| Start date deferred after 03/15/2022 | 2 | 0.95% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 4 | 1.90% |
| Seeking Employment | 9 | 4.27% |
| Total Graduates | 211 |
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 | 184 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 191 | 90.52% |
| Bar Passage Required | 172 | 2 | 1 | - | 175 | |
| J.D. Advantage | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Professional Position | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Non-Professional Position | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Undeterminable | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 5 | 2.37% | ||||
| Employed - Start Date Deferred | 2 | 0.95% | ||||
| Unemployed - Not Seeking | 4 | 1.90% | ||||
| Unemployed - Seeking | 9 | 1.27% | ||||
| Employment Status Unknown | - | |||||
| Total Graduates | 184 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 211 |
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 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 |
| Employed - J.D. Advantage | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Employed by Law School/University | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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 | 135 | - | 1 | 1 | 137 | 71.73% |
| Solo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1-10 | 27 | - | 1 | - | 28 | |
| 11-25 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| 26-50 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 51-100 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 9 | |
| 101-250 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 251-500 | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | |
| 501+ | 70 | - | - | - | 70 | |
| unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business and Industry | 11 | - | 1 | - | 12 | 6.28% |
| Government | 11 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 6.81% |
| Public Interest | 21 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 12.04% |
| Clerkships | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 2.62% |
| Federal | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| State, Local, and Territorial | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Tribal | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| International | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.52% |
| Employer Type Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 184 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 191 |
Employment by Location
| State | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State# - Largest employment | California | 159 | |||
| State# - 2nd largest employment | New York | 6 | |||
| State# - 3rd largest employment | District of Columbia | 5 | |||
| Arizona | 3 | ||||
| Oregon | 3 | ||||
| Minnesota | 2 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 2 | ||||
| Texas | 2 | ||||
| Alaska | 1 | ||||
| Florida | 1 | ||||
| Michigan | 1 | ||||
| Missouri | 1 | ||||
| Nevada | 1 | ||||
| Utah | 1 | ||||
| Vermont | 1 | ||||
| # employed in foreign countries | 2 | ||||