Employment Summary for 2023 Graduates
*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 15, 2024. For a more complete picture of judicial clerkships at UCI Law, see our Judicial Clerkships page.
Employment Status Summary
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*NOTE: NALP summary has been partially redacted due to privacy concerns.
| Employment Status | Number | % of Grads |
|---|---|---|
| Employed | 126 | 97% |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | 0 | 0% |
| Start date deferred after 03/15/2024 | 0 | 0% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 0 | 0% |
| Seeking Employment | 4 | 3% |
| Total Graduates | 130 |
Employment Status Details
| Employment Status | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number | % of Grads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | 125 | 1 | - | - | 126 | 97% |
| Bar Passage Required | 122 | 1 | - | - | 123 | |
| J.D. Advantage | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Undeterminable | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | - | |||||
| Employed - Start Date Deferred | - | |||||
| Unemployed - Not Seeking | - | |||||
| Unemployed - Seeking | 4 | 3% | ||||
| Employment Status Unknown | - | |||||
| Total Graduates | 123 | 3 | - | - | 126 |
Law School/University Funded Positions
| Law School/University Funded Positions | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed - Bar Passage Required | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Employed - J.D. Advantage | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Employed by Law School/University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Employment by Type
| Employment Type | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number | % of Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firms | 86 | - | - | - | 86 | 68.3% |
| Solo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1-10 | 12 | - | - | - | 12 | |
| 11-25 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 26-50 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 51-100 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 101-250 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| 251-500 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 501+ | 49 | - | - | - | 49 | |
| unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business and Industry | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 4% |
| Government | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 6.3% |
| Public Interest | 12 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 10.3% |
| Clerkships | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | 10.3% |
| Federal | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| State, Local, and Territorial | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | |
| Tribal | - | - | - | - | - | |
| International | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 0.8% |
| Employer Type Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 125 | 1 | - | - | 126 |
Employment by Location
| State | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State# - Largest employment | California | 105 | |||
| State# - 2nd largest employment | New York | 4 | |||
| State# - 3rd largest employment | Washington | 3 | |||
| Texas | 2 | ||||
| Alabama | 1 | ||||
| Arizona | 1 | ||||
| District of Columbia | 1 | ||||
| Hawaii | 1 | ||||
| Louisiana | 1 | ||||
| Michigan | 1 | ||||
| Minnesota | 1 | ||||
| Montana | 1 | ||||
| Nevada | 1 | ||||
| New Jersey | 1 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | ||||
| Vermont | 1 | ||||
| # employed in foreign countries | - | ||||