University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 125 graduates from University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, 110 were hired including 104 full-time and 6 part-time positions. Among them, 104 students employed as long-term contract and 6 students employed as short-term contract.
84 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 14 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 Missouri - Kansas City School of Law' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%. Compared to law schools in Missouri, its rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 94.67%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law12588.00%1101046
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Missouri Law Schools45094.67%42641313
Public20991.87%1921839
Private24197.10%2342304
Employment Summary and Comparison for University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 125 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates125
Bar Passage Required8467.20%80310
J.D. Advantage1411.20%12101
Professional Position108.00%6040
Other21.60%1100
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies00.00%
Start Date Deferred10.80%
Unemployed - Not Seeking00.00%
Unemployed - Seeking1411.20%
Employment Status Unknown00.00%
Employment by Job Category for University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 125 graduates from University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed110-995 51
Law Firms5443.20%51111
Solo21.82% 2000
1-102926.36% 27011
11-2565.45% 6000
26-5021.82% 2000
51-10021.82% 1100
101-25032.73% 3000
251-50043.64% 4000
More than 50065.45% 6000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry1917.27% 14230
Government1614.55% 15100
Public Interest87.27% 8000
Clerkships - Federal10.91% 1000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial109.09% 9100
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education21.82% 1010
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 atUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates110-995 51
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 (82) are employed by law firms or companies in Missouri, where the University of Missouri - Kansas City 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 EmploymentMissouri8274.55%
2nd Largest EmploymentKansas1311.82%
3rd Largest EmploymentFlorida21.82%