Employment Summary for 2024 Graduates
*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 17, 2025. 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 | 153 | 93% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 2 | 1% |
| Start date deferred after 03/17/2025 | 1 | 1% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 | 1% |
| Seeking Employment | 6 | 4% |
| Total Graduates | 164 |
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 | 152 | - | - | 1 | 153 | 93% |
| Bar Passage Required | 150 | - | - | - | 150 | |
| J.D. Advantage | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-Professional Position | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Undeterminable | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 2 | 1% | ||||
| Employed - Start Date Deferred | 1 | 1% | ||||
| Unemployed - Not Seeking | 2 | 1% | ||||
| Unemployed - Seeking | 6 | 4% | ||||
| Employment Status Unknown | - | |||||
| Total Graduates | 152 | - | - | 1 | 164 |
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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - J.D. Advantage | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Employed by Law School/University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 105 | - | - | 1 | 106 | 69.3% |
| Solo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1-10 | 13 | - | - | 1 | 14 | |
| 11-25 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 26-50 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 51-100 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 101-250 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 251-500 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 501+ | 48 | - | - | - | 48 | |
| unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business and Industry | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 3.3% |
| Government | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | 7.8% |
| Public Interest | 25 | - | - | - | 25 | 16.3% |
| Clerkships | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 3.3% |
| Federal | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| State, Local, and Territorial | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| Tribal | - | - | - | - | - | |
| International | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Employer Type Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 152 | - | - | 1 | 153 |
Employment by Location
| State | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State# - Largest employment | California | 131 | |||
| State# - 2nd largest employment | District of Columbia | 6 | |||
| State# - 3rd largest employment | New York | 6 | |||
| Illinois | 2 | ||||
| Massachusetts | 2 | ||||
| Washington | 2 | ||||
| Nevada | 1 | ||||
| New Mexico | 1 | ||||
| Virginia | 1 | ||||
| US Territories | 1 | ||||
| # employed in foreign countries | - | ||||