Employment Summary for 2022 Graduates
*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 15, 2023. For a more complete picture of judicial clerkships at UCI Law, see our Judicial Clerkships page.
Employment Status Summary
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*NOTE: NALP summary has been partially redacted due to privacy concerns.
| Employment Status | Number | % of Grads |
|---|---|---|
| Employed | 123 | 86.62% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 5 | 3.52% |
| Start date deferred after 03/15/2023 | 1 | 0.70% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 | 1.41% |
| Seeking Employment | 11 | 7.75% |
| Total Graduates | 142 |
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 | 123 | - | - | - | 123 | 86.62% |
| Bar Passage Required | 118 | - | - | - | 118 | |
| J.D. Advantage | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Undeterminable | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 5 | 3.52% | ||||
| Employed - Start Date Deferred | 1 | 0.70% | ||||
| Unemployed - Not Seeking | 2 | 1.41% | ||||
| Unemployed - Seeking | 11 | 7.75% | ||||
| Employment Status Unknown | - | |||||
| Total Graduates | 123 | - | - | - | 142 |
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 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| Employed - J.D. Advantage | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Employed by Law School/University | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 | 85 | - | - | - | 85 | 69.11% |
| Solo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1-10 | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 11-25 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 26-50 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 51-100 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 101-250 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | |
| 251-500 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| 501+ | 51 | - | - | - | 51 | |
| unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business and Industry | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | 5.69% |
| Government | 6 | - | - | - | 6 | 4.88% |
| Public Interest | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | 13.01% |
| Clerkships | 7 | - | - | - | 7 | 5.69% |
| Federal | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| State, Local, and Territorial | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Tribal | - | - | - | - | - | |
| International | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 1.63% |
| Employer Type Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 123 | - | - | - | 123 |
Employment by Location
Massachusetts2| State | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State# - Largest employment | California | 102 | |||
| State# - 2nd largest employment | District of Columbia | 4 | |||
| State# - 3rd largest employment | New York | 3 | |||
| Oregon | 3 | ||||
| Massachusetts | 2 | ||||
| Alaska | 1 | ||||
| Florida | 1 | ||||
| Hawaii | 1 | ||||
| Maryland | 1 | ||||
| Minnesota | 1 | ||||
| Puerto Rico | 1 | ||||
| Utah | 1 | ||||
| Virginia | 1 | ||||
| Washington | 1 | ||||
| # employed in foreign countries | - | ||||