California Western School of Law Profile

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. However, the data do not necessarily reflect the data reported by California Western School of Law to the ABA because data tend to drift between the various reporting deadlines. As such, the data below reflect data combined and reconciled from up to four different information sources: school websites, U.S. News, the ABA, and NALP. To view California Western School of Law's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website.
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Employed 211 149 62
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 6
Unemployed - Not Seeking 13
Unemployed - Seeking 28
Employment Status Unknown 25
Total Graduates 283
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Of Employed - # Law School Funded 1 0 1
Employment Type Number Long Term Short Term
Law Firms
Solo 17 17 0
2-10 Attorneys 93 62 31
11-25 Attorneys 4 3 1
26-50 Attorneys 4 3 1
51-100 Attorneys 5 5 0
101-250 Attorneys 1 1 0
251-500 Attorneys 0 0 0
501+ Attorneys 1 1 0
Size Unknown 0 0 0
Business & Industry 34 19 15
Government 19 13 6
Public Interest 20 17 3
Federal Clerkships 2 1 1
State & Local Clerkships 5 4 1
Academia 6 3 3
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0
Total 211 149 62
Employment Location State Number
Most Common Employment Destination California 172
Second Most Common Employment Destination Nevada 6
Third Most Common Employment Destination D.C. 4
# Employed in Foreign Countries 1
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