University of Detroit Mercy 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 University of Detroit Mercy 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 University of Detroit Mercy's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website.
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Employed 145 97 47
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 7
Unemployed - Not Seeking 6
Unemployed - Seeking 35
Employment Status Unknown 5
Total Graduates 198
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Of Employed - # Law School Funded 3 1 2
Employment Type Number Long Term Short Term
Law Firms
Solo 2 2 0
2-10 Attorneys 23 15 8
11-25 Attorneys 15 8 7
26-50 Attorneys 2 1 1
51-100 Attorneys 5 5 0
101-250 Attorneys 5 3 2
251-500 Attorneys 2 0 2
501+ Attorneys 9 2 7
Size Unknown 6 2 4
Business & Industry 37 29 8
Government 18 17 1
Public Interest 6 2 4
Federal Clerkships 3 3 0
State & Local Clerkships 6 6 0
Academia 5 2 3
Employer Type Unknown 1 0 0
Total 145 97 47
Employment Location State Number
Most Common Employment Destination Michigan 86
Second Most Common Employment Destination New York 6
Third Most Common Employment Destination Pennsylvania 3
# Employed in Foreign Countries 40
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