Fordham University School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 406 graduates from Fordham University School of Law, 385 were hired including 384 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 385 students employed as long-term contract and 0 students employed as short-term contract.

356 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 26 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 2 graduates got professional positions.

Compared to all law schools in U.S., Fordham University School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in New York, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 92.16%.

	Total Graduates	% of Employed	Total Employed	Full-time	Part-time
Fordham University School of Law	Total Graduates	406	94.83%	385	384	1
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 406 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Graduates	406
Bar Passage Required	356	87.68%	356	0	0	0
J.D. Advantage	26	6.40%	26	0	0	0
Professional Position	2	0.49%	1	0	1	0
Other	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0
Undeterminable	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies	1	0.25%
Start Date Deferred	4	0.99%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	0	0.00%
Unemployed - Seeking	15	3.69%
Employment Status Unknown	1	0.25%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 406 graduates from Fordham University School of Law.

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Employed	385	-	384	0	1	0
Law Firms	265	65.27%	265	0	0	0
Solo	0	-	0	0	0	0
1-10	19	4.94%	19	0	0	0
11-25	14	3.64%	14	0	0	0
26-50	8	2.08%	8	0	0	0
51-100	12	3.12%	12	0	0	0
101-250	18	4.68%	18	0	0	0
251-500	39	10.13%	39	0	0	0
More than 500	155	40.26%	155	0	0	0
Unknown Size	0	-	0	0	0	0
Business and Industry	29	7.53%	28	0	1	0
Government	34	8.83%	34	0	0	0
Public Interest	22	5.71%	22	0	0	0
Clerkships - Federal	10	2.60%	10	0	0	0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial	24	6.23%	24	0	0	0
Clerkships - Tribal	0	-	0	0	0	0
Clerkships - International	0	-	0	0	0	0
Education	1	0.26%	1	0	0	0
Employer Type Unknown	0	-	0	0	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 atFordham University School of Law.

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Graduates	385	-	384	0	1	0
Total Employed by Law School or University	1	0.25%	1	0	0	0
Bar Passage Required	1	0.25%	1	0	0	0
J.D. Advantage	0	-	0	0	0	0
Professional Position	0	-	0	0	0	0
Other	0	-	0	0	0	0

Employed Location

The most graduates (322) are employed by law firms or companies in New York, where the Fordham University 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	322	83.64%
2^nd Largest Employment	New Jersey	22	5.71%
3^rd Largest Employment	California	9	2.34%

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