University of St. Thomas School of Law Employment Statistics by Position, Term, and Location
Employment Summary and Comparison
For the 142 graduates from University of St. Thomas School of Law, 136 were hired including 133 full-time and 3 part-time positions. Among them, 132 students employed as long-term contract and 4 students employed as short-term contract.
108 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 22 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., University of St. Thomas School of Law' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Minnesota, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 92.70%.
Total Graduates | % of Employed | Total Employed | Full-time | Part-time | |
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University of St. Thomas School of Law | 142 | 95.77% | 136 | 133 | 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 |
Minnesota Law Schools | 699 | 92.70% | 648 | 610 | 38 |
Public | 226 | 97.35% | 220 | 216 | 4 |
Private | 473 | 90.49% | 428 | 394 | 34 |
Employment by General Category
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 142 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 | 142 | |||||
Bar Passage Required | 108 | 76.06% | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J.D. Advantage | 22 | 15.49% | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Professional Position | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Undeterminable | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enrolled in Graduate Studies | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
Start Date Deferred | 1 | 0.70% | ||||
Unemployed - Not Seeking | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
Unemployed - Seeking | 5 | 3.52% | ||||
Employment Status Unknown | 0 | 0.00% |
Employment by Position Types
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 142 graduates from University of St. Thomas School of Law.
Total | Percentage (%) | Full-time | Part-time | |||
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Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | |||
Total Employed | 136 | - | 131 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Law Firms | 54 | 38.03% | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Solo | 1 | 0.74% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1-10 | 26 | 19.12% | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11-25 | 12 | 8.82% | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26-50 | 5 | 3.68% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51-100 | 1 | 0.74% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
101-250 | 3 | 2.21% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
251-500 | 3 | 2.21% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More than 500 | 2 | 1.47% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown Size | 1 | 0.74% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business and Industry | 22 | 16.18% | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Government | 8 | 5.88% | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Public Interest | 16 | 11.76% | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - Federal | 1 | 0.74% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial | 34 | 25.00% | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - Tribal | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clerkships - International | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Education | 1 | 0.74% | 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 atUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law.
Total | Percentage (%) | Full-time | Part-time | |||
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Long-term | Short-term | Long-term | Short-term | |||
Total Graduates | 136 | - | 131 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Total Employed by Law School or University | 6 | 4.23% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bar Passage Required | 5 | 3.52% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J.D. Advantage | 1 | 0.70% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Professional Position | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employed Location
The most graduates (112) are employed by law firms or companies in Minnesota, where the University of St. Thomas 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 | Minnesota | 112 | 82.35% |
2nd Largest Employment | Wisconsin | 4 | 2.94% |
3rd Largest Employment | Arizona | 2 | 1.47% |
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