Vermont Law School Employment Summary

Employment Summary and Comparison

For the 165 graduates from Vermont Law School, 135 were hired including 124 full-time and 11 part-time positions. Among them, 129 students employed as long-term contract and 6 students employed as short-term contract.
90 graduates got a job where bar passage required and 38 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., Vermont Law School' rate of employed is much lower than the average rate of 90.60%.
Total Graduates% of EmployedTotal EmployedFull-timePart-time
Vermont Law School16581.82%13512411
All Law Schools35,52990.60%32,18831,1641,024
Public13,85291.04%12,61112,223388
Private21,67790.31%19,57718,941636
Employment Summary and Comparison for Vermont Law School Graduates Chart

Employment by General Category

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by general position categories and employed stats for 165 graduates. The category definition can be found at ABA's employment protocol
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates165
Bar Passage Required9054.55%88011
J.D. Advantage3823.03%34121
Professional Position42.42%1030
Other31.82%0003
Undeterminable00.00%0000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies21.21%
Start Date Deferred00.00%
Unemployed - Not Seeking10.61%
Unemployed - Seeking2615.76%
Employment Status Unknown10.61%
Employment by Job Category for Vermont Law School Graduates Chart

Employment by Position Types

The below table summarizes the employment statistics by company and job position types for 165 graduates from Vermont Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Employed135-1231 65
Law Firms5633.94%53012
Solo0- 0000
1-103022.22% 27012
11-2575.19% 7000
26-5010.74% 1000
51-10075.19% 7000
101-25021.48% 2000
251-50032.22% 3000
More than 50064.44% 6000
Unknown Size0- 0000
Business and Industry2115.56% 14043
Government2417.78% 22110
Public Interest139.63% 13000
Clerkships - Federal21.48% 2000
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial1813.33% 18000
Clerkships - Tribal0- 0000
Clerkships - International0- 0000
Education10.74% 1000
Employer Type Unknown0- 0000
Employment by Position for Vermont 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 atVermont Law School.
TotalPercentage (%) Full-timePart-time
Long-termShort-termLong-termShort-term
Total Graduates135-1231 65
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 (28) are employed by law firms or companies in Vermont, where the Vermont Law School located. The following table shows the top three state that graduates got employed with number of employed.
StateNumber Employed% of Employed
Largest EmploymentVermont2820.74%
2nd Largest EmploymentDistrict of Columbia139.63%
3rd Largest EmploymentNew York107.41%