Penn State Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 117 graduates from Penn State Law, 100 were hired including 99 full-time and 1 part-time positions. Among them, 100 students employed as long-term contract and 0 students employed as short-term contract.
91 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 8 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., Penn State Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Pennsylvania, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 93.44%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Penn State Law11785.47%100991
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Pennsylvania Law Schools1,40393.44%1,3111,28823
Public56190.20%50649412
Private84295.61%80579411

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 117 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates117
Bar Passage Required9177.78%91000
J.D. Advantage86.84%8000
Professional Position00.00%0000
Other10.85%0010
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies10.85%
Start Date Deferred32.56%
Unemployed - Not Seeking21.71%
Unemployed - Seeking119.40%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 117 graduates from Penn State Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed100-990 10
Law Firms5748.72%57000
Solo0- 0000
1-102222.00% 22000
11-2577.00% 7000
26-5099.00% 9000
51-10066.00% 6000
101-25066.00% 6000
251-50011.00% 1000
More than 50066.00% 6000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry99.00% 9000
Government1111.00% 11000
Public Interest66.00% 6000
Clerkships - Federal22.00% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial1414.00% 14000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education0- 0000
Employer Type Unknown11.00% 0010

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 atPenn State Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates100-990 10
Total Employed by Law School or University0-0000
Bar Passage Required0- 0000
J.D. Advantage0- 0000
Professional Position0- 0000
Other0- 0000

Employed Location

The most graduates (26) are employed by law firms or companies in Pennsylvania, where the Penn State Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentPennsylvania2626.00%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew York1515.00%
3rd Largest EmploymentTexas77.00%