City University of New York School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location
Employment Summary and Comparison
For the 188 graduates from City University of New York School of Law, 158 were hired including 143 full-time and 15 part-time positions. Among them, 143 students employed as long-term contract and 15 students employed as short-term contract.
124 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 17 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 11 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., City University of New York School of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in New York, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 92.16%.
Total Graduates | % of Employed | Total Employed | Full-time | Part-time | |
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City University of New York School of Law | 188 | 84.04% | 158 | 143 | 15 |
All Law Schools | 35,529 | 90.60% | 32,188 | 31,164 | 1,024 |
Public | 13,852 | 91.04% | 12,611 | 12,223 | 388 |
Private | 21,677 | 90.31% | 19,577 | 18,941 | 636 |
New York Law Schools | 4,184 | 92.16% | 3,856 | 3,764 | 92 |
Public | 325 | 85.23% | 277 | 260 | 17 |
Private | 3,859 | 92.74% | 3,579 | 3,504 | 75 |
Employment by General Category
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 188 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
Total | Percentage (%) | Full-time | Part-time | |||
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Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | |||
Total Graduates | 188 | |||||
Bar Passage Required | 124 | 65.96% | 121 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
J.D. Advantage | 17 | 9.04% | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Professional Position | 11 | 5.85% | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Other | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Undeterminable | 1 | 0.53% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Enrolled in Graduate Studies | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
Start Date Deferred | 1 | 0.53% | ||||
Unemployed - Not Seeking | 1 | 0.53% | ||||
Unemployed - Seeking | 25 | 13.30% | ||||
Employment Status Unknown | 3 | 1.60% |
Employment by Position Types
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 188 graduates from City University of New York School of Law.
Total | Percentage (%) | Full-time | Part-time | |||
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Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | |||
Total Employed | 158 | - | 137 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Law Firms | 22 | 11.70% | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Solo | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1-10 | 13 | 8.23% | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
11-25 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26-50 | 2 | 1.27% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51-100 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
101-250 | 1 | 0.63% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
251-500 | 2 | 1.27% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than 500 | 3 | 1.90% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Size | 1 | 0.63% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Business and Industry | 14 | 8.86% | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Government | 20 | 12.66% | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Public Interest | 84 | 53.16% | 81 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - Federal | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial | 8 | 5.06% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - Tribal | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - International | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Education | 9 | 5.70% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Employer Type Unknown | 1 | 0.63% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Employed at Law schools/Universities Funded Position
The below table summarizes the graduated who employed law school or its parent university funded position by term and working status atCity University of New York School of Law.
Total | Percentage (%) | Full-time | Part-time | |||
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Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | |||
Total Graduates | 158 | - | 137 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Total Employed by Law School or University | 5 | 2.66% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Bar Passage Required | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.D. Advantage | 5 | 2.66% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Professional Position | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employed Location
The most graduates (120) are employed by law firms or companies in New York, where the City University of New York School of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
State | Number Employed | % of Employed | |
---|---|---|---|
Largest Employment | New York | 120 | 75.95% |
2nd Largest Employment | New Jersey | 11 | 6.96% |
3rd Largest Employment | California | 8 | 5.06% |
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