New York Law School Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 308 graduates from New York Law School, 274 were hired including 259 full-time and 15 part-time positions. Among them, 270 students employed as long-term contract and 4 students employed as short-term contract.
204 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 61 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 4 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., New York Law School' rate of employed is lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in New York, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 92.16%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
New York Law School30888.96%27425915
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
New York Law Schools4,18492.16%3,8563,76492
Public32585.23%27726017
Private3,85992.74%3,5793,50475
Employment Summary and Comparison for New York Law School Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 308 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates308
Bar Passage Required20466.23%200220
J.D. Advantage6119.81%53170
Professional Position41.30%3010
Other41.30%0040
Undeterminable10.32%0001
Enrolled in Graduate Studies92.92%
Start Date Deferred10.32%
Unemployed - Not Seeking72.27%
Unemployed - Seeking175.52%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%
Employment by Job Category for New York Law School Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 308 graduates from New York Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed274-2563 141
Law Firms13744.48%129260
Solo0- 0000
1-104315.69% 37060
11-25186.57% 18000
26-50114.01% 11000
51-10093.28% 9000
101-250124.38% 12000
251-50093.28% 7200
More than 5003512.77% 35000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry6021.90% 53160
Government4014.60% 39010
Public Interest176.20% 16010
Clerkships - Federal0- 0000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial186.57% 18000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education10.36% 1000
Employer Type Unknown10.36% 0001
Employment by Position for New York Law School Graduates Chart

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 atNew York Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates274-2563 141
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 (194) are employed by law firms or companies in New York, where the New York Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentNew York19470.80%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew Jersey3111.31%
3rd Largest EmploymentFlorida103.65%