Georgetown University Law Center Employment Summary
Employment Summary and Comparison
For the 672 graduates from Georgetown University Law Center, 639 were hired including 630 full-time and 9 part-time positions. Among them, 625 students employed as long-term contract and 14 students employed as short-term contract.
568 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 39 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., Georgetown University Law Center' rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in District of Columbia, its rate of employed is much higher than the average rate of 90.76%.
Total Graduates
% of Employed
Total Employed
Full-time
Part-time
Georgetown University Law Center
672
95.09%
639
630
9
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 672 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
672
Bar Passage Required
568
84.52%
568
0
0
0
J.D. Advantage
39
5.80%
35
2
1
1
Professional Position
2
0.30%
1
1
0
0
Other
0
0.00%
0
0
0
0
Undeterminable
0
0.00%
0
0
0
0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies
3
0.45%
Start Date Deferred
6
0.89%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
2
0.30%
Unemployed - Seeking
22
3.27%
Employment Status Unknown
0
0.00%
Employment by Position Types
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 672 graduates from Georgetown University Law Center.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Employed
639
-
624
6
1
8
Law Firms
416
61.90%
415
0
0
1
Solo
3
0.47%
2
0
0
1
1-10
7
1.10%
7
0
0
0
11-25
11
1.72%
11
0
0
0
26-50
8
1.25%
8
0
0
0
51-100
13
2.03%
13
0
0
0
101-250
19
2.97%
19
0
0
0
251-500
49
7.67%
49
0
0
0
More than 500
305
47.73%
305
0
0
0
Unknown Size
1
0.16%
1
0
0
0
Business and Industry
28
4.38%
26
1
0
1
Government
54
8.45%
50
2
0
2
Public Interest
66
10.33%
59
2
1
4
Clerkships - Federal
38
5.95%
37
1
0
0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial
33
5.16%
33
0
0
0
Clerkships - Tribal
0
-
0
0
0
0
Clerkships - International
2
0.31%
2
0
0
0
Education
2
0.31%
2
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 atGeorgetown University Law Center.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
639
-
624
6
1
8
Total Employed by Law School or University
30
4.46%
20
3
0
7
Bar Passage Required
17
2.53%
13
1
0
3
J.D. Advantage
12
1.79%
7
1
0
4
Professional Position
1
0.15%
0
1
0
0
Other
0
-
0
0
0
0
Employed Location
The most graduates (273) are employed by law firms or companies in District of Columbia, where the Georgetown University Law Center located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.