St. John's University School of Law Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 235 graduates from St. John's University School of Law, 219 were hired including 216 full-time and 3 part-time positions. Among them, 218 students employed as long-term contract and 1 students employed as short-term contract.
202 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 15 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., St. John's University School of Law' rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in New York, its rate of employed is slightly higher than the average rate of 92.16%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
St. John's University School of Law23593.19%2192163
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 St. John's University School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 235 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates235
Bar Passage Required20285.96%202000
J.D. Advantage156.38%13011
Professional Position20.85%1010
Other00.00%0000
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies10.43%
Start Date Deferred31.28%
Unemployed - Not Seeking31.28%
Unemployed - Seeking83.40%
Employment Status Unknown10.43%
Employment by Job Category for St. John's University School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 235 graduates from St. John's University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed219-2160 21
Law Firms12553.19%124010
Solo0- 0000
1-102410.96% 23010
11-25156.85% 15000
26-5052.28% 5000
51-100188.22% 18000
101-25073.20% 7000
251-50083.65% 8000
More than 5004821.92% 48000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry3214.61% 32000
Government3917.81% 38010
Public Interest125.48% 11001
Clerkships - Federal20.91% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial83.65% 8000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education10.46% 1000
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for St. John's University School of Law 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 atSt. John's University School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates219-2160 21
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 (198) are employed by law firms or companies in New York, where the St. John's University School of Law located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentNew York19890.41%
2nd Largest EmploymentNew Jersey73.20%
3rd Largest EmploymentVirginia31.37%