Northwestern University Profile

Key Facts:
  • 3.8% of graduates were employed in school-funded jobs. 0% were in full-time, long-term school-funded jobs (i.e. the job was for at least 35 hours per week, and had a fixed duration of at least one year or the job had no definite duration).
  • 77% of graduates were known to be employed in long-term, full-time legal jobs. This figure includes no school-funded jobs.
  • 89.2% graduates were employed in long-term jobs.
  • 86.8% graduates were employed in full-time jobs.
  • 74.9% of all graduates secured job offers by graduation.
  • 48.8% of all graduates obtained their jobs through On Campus Interviews (OCI).
Credentials?
Duration & Hours
School-Funded?
School-Funded3.8%
Long-Term, Full-Time0%
Long-Term, Part-Time2.1%
Short-Term, Full-Time0%
Short-Term, Part-Time1.7%
Unknown Duration & Hours0%
Employed - Other88.9%
Non-Employed7.3%
100%
Job Offer Timing?
Job Source?
Job Source
By Employer Type		Fall OCIJob ListingPre-Law School
Employer		Referral from FriendLetter / Self-
Initiated		OtherUnknown
Academic0110110
Business32404160
Judicial Clerk11002220
Private Practice (<50 Attorneys)11001280
Private Practice (>50 Attorneys)13531014100
Private Practice (Size Unknown)1
Government0300340
Public Interest00001100
Unknown Employer0000000
Percent of Class (sum = 92.7%) 48.8% 3.8% 2.1% 0% 19.9% 17.8% 0%
Raw Data:
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Job Offer Timing
Before Graduation74.9%
Before Bar Results7.7%
After Bar Results9.4%
Unknown Timing0.3%
Non-Employed7.3%
100%
Credentials
Bar Passage Required
Long-Term Full-Time77%
Long-Term Part-Time2.8%
Short-Term Full-Time0.3%
Short-Term Part-Time1.7%
J.D. Preferred
Long-Term Full-Time7.7%
Long-Term Part-Time0.3%
Short-Term Full-Time0.3%
Short-Term Part-Time1%
Professional
Long-Term Full-Time1%
Long-Term Part-Time0%
Short-Term Full-Time0%
Short-Term Part-Time0%
Non-Professional
Long-Term Full-Time0.3%
Long-Term Part-Time0%
Short-Term Full-Time0%
Short-Term Part-Time0%
Unknown
Long-Term Full-Time0%
Long-Term Part-Time0%
Short-Term Full-Time0%
Short-Term Part-Time0%
Non-Employed7.3%
100%
Job Duration & Hours
Long-Term Full-Time86.1%
Long-Term Part-Time3.1%
Short-Term Full-Time0.7%
Short-Term Part-Time2.8%
Unknown0%
Non-Employed7.3%
100%
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