University at Buffalo Law School Employment Summary
Employment Summary and Comparison
For the 137 graduates from University at Buffalo Law School, 119 were hired including 117 full-time and 2 part-time positions. Among them, 118 students employed as long-term contract and 1 students employed as short-term contract.
99 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 20 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 at Buffalo Law School' rate of employed is much 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 Employed
Total Employed
Full-time
Part-time
University at Buffalo Law School
137
86.86%
119
117
2
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
New York Law Schools
4,184
92.16%
3,856
3,764
92
Public
325
85.23%
277
260
17
Private
3,859
92.74%
3,579
3,504
75
Employment by General Category
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 137 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
137
Bar Passage Required
99
72.26%
99
0
0
0
J.D. Advantage
20
14.60%
17
1
2
0
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
1
0.73%
Start Date Deferred
0
0.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
2
1.46%
Unemployed - Seeking
11
8.03%
Employment Status Unknown
4
2.92%
Employment by Position Types
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 137 graduates from University at Buffalo Law School.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Employed
119
-
116
1
2
0
Law Firms
68
49.64%
68
0
0
0
Solo
1
0.84%
1
0
0
0
1-10
34
28.57%
34
0
0
0
11-25
5
4.20%
5
0
0
0
26-50
8
6.72%
8
0
0
0
51-100
5
4.20%
5
0
0
0
101-250
9
7.56%
9
0
0
0
251-500
1
0.84%
1
0
0
0
More than 500
5
4.20%
5
0
0
0
Unknown Size
0
-
0
0
0
0
Business and Industry
11
9.24%
10
0
1
0
Government
19
15.97%
18
1
0
0
Public Interest
17
14.29%
16
0
1
0
Clerkships - Federal
2
1.68%
2
0
0
0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial
2
1.68%
2
0
0
0
Clerkships - Tribal
0
-
0
0
0
0
Clerkships - International
0
-
0
0
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 atUniversity at Buffalo Law School.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
119
-
116
1
2
0
Total Employed by Law School or University
0
-
0
0
0
0
Bar Passage Required
0
-
0
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 (101) are employed by law firms or companies in New York, where the University at Buffalo Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.