The George Washington University Law School Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 564 graduates from The George Washington University Law School, 517 were hired including 514 full-time and 3 part-time positions. Among them, 514 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.

471 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 40 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., The George Washington University Law School' rate of employed is slightly higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, its rate of employed is slightly lower than the average rate of 90.76%.

	Total Graduates	% of Employed	Total Employed	Full-time	Part-time
The George Washington University Law School	Total Graduates	564	91.67%	517	514	3
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
District of Columbia Law Schools	1,948	90.76%	1,768	1,741	27
Public	48	79.17%	38	35	3
Private	1,900	91.05%	1,730	1,706	24

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 564 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	564
Bar Passage Required	471	83.51%	467	3	1	0
J.D. Advantage	40	7.09%	38	0	2	0
Professional Position	2	0.35%	2	0	0	0
Other	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0
Undeterminable	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies	3	0.53%
Start Date Deferred	4	0.71%
Unemployed - Not Seeking	1	0.18%
Unemployed - Seeking	29	5.14%
Employment Status Unknown	10	1.77%

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 564 graduates from The George Washington University Law School.

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Employed	517	-	511	3	3	0
Law Firms	299	53.01%	296	1	2	0
Solo	0	-	0	0	0	0
1-10	58	11.22%	56	1	1	0
11-25	24	4.64%	24	0	0	0
26-50	21	4.06%	21	0	0	0
51-100	17	3.29%	17	0	0	0
101-250	20	3.87%	20	0	0	0
251-500	26	5.03%	26	0	0	0
More than 500	131	25.34%	130	0	1	0
Unknown Size	2	0.39%	2	0	0	0
Business and Industry	40	7.74%	39	0	1	0
Government	91	17.60%	91	0	0	0
Public Interest	31	6.00%	30	1	0	0
Clerkships - Federal	21	4.06%	21	0	0	0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial	33	6.38%	33	0	0	0
Clerkships - Tribal	0	-	0	0	0	0
Clerkships - International	2	0.39%	1	1	0	0
Education	0	-	0	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 atThe George Washington University Law School.

	Total	Percentage (%)	Full-time		Part-time
	Total	Percentage (%)	Long-term	Short-term	Long-term	Short-term
Total Graduates	517	-	511	3	3	0
Total Employed by Law School or University	4	0.71%	4	0	0	0
Bar Passage Required	4	0.71%	4	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 (234) are employed by law firms or companies in District of Columbia, where the The George Washington University Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.

	State	Number Employed	% of Employed
Largest Employment	District of Columbia	234	45.26%
2^nd Largest Employment	New York	79	15.28%
3^rd Largest Employment	Virginia	52	10.06%

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