University of Houston Law Center Employment Summary
Employment Summary and Comparison
For the 214 graduates from University of Houston Law Center, 197 were hired including 190 full-time and 7 part-time positions. Among them, 194 students employed as long-term contract and 3 students employed as short-term contract.
169 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 17 got J.D. advantage (or J.D. preferred) jobs where it does not require passage of the bar exam. 10 graduates got professional positions.
Compared to all law schools in U.S., University of Houston Law Center' rate of employed is slightly higher than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Texas, its rate of employed is higher than the average rate of 89.31%.
Total Graduates
% of Employed
Total Employed
Full-time
Part-time
University of Houston Law Center
214
92.06%
197
190
7
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
Texas Law Schools
2,039
89.31%
1,821
1,780
41
Public
1,170
90.26%
1,056
1,035
21
Private
869
88.03%
765
745
20
Employment by General Category
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 214 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
214
Bar Passage Required
169
78.97%
168
0
1
0
J.D. Advantage
17
7.94%
13
0
2
2
Professional Position
10
4.67%
9
0
1
0
Other
1
0.47%
0
0
0
1
Undeterminable
0
0.00%
0
0
0
0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies
4
1.87%
Start Date Deferred
1
0.47%
Unemployed - Not Seeking
3
1.40%
Unemployed - Seeking
9
4.21%
Employment Status Unknown
0
0.00%
Employment by Position Types
The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 214 graduates from University of Houston Law Center.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Employed
197
-
190
0
4
3
Law Firms
153
71.50%
149
0
3
1
Solo
0
-
0
0
0
0
1-10
44
22.34%
40
0
3
1
11-25
21
10.66%
21
0
0
0
26-50
15
7.61%
15
0
0
0
51-100
11
5.58%
11
0
0
0
101-250
8
4.06%
8
0
0
0
251-500
8
4.06%
8
0
0
0
More than 500
46
23.35%
46
0
0
0
Unknown Size
0
-
0
0
0
0
Business and Industry
22
11.17%
19
0
1
2
Government
15
7.61%
15
0
0
0
Public Interest
3
1.52%
3
0
0
0
Clerkships - Federal
1
0.51%
1
0
0
0
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial
0
-
0
0
0
0
Clerkships - Tribal
0
-
0
0
0
0
Clerkships - International
0
-
0
0
0
0
Education
3
1.52%
3
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 Houston Law Center.
Total
Percentage (%)
Full-time
Part-time
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Total Graduates
197
-
190
0
4
3
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 (176) are employed by law firms or companies in Texas, where the University of Houston Law Center located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.