Santa Clara University Profile

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Employment Status Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Bar Passage Required 128 13 6 7 154
J.D. Advantage 40 1 0 19 60
Professional 4 0 0 0 4
Non-Professional 1 6 0 0 7
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1
Employed Total 174 20 6 26 226
Non-Employed
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 4
Unemployed - Deferred Start Date 2
Unemployed - Not Seeking 28
Unemployed - Seeking 24
Employment Status Unknown 14
Non-Employed Total 72
Total Graduates 298


School-Funded Jobs
Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Bar Passage Required 1 0 0 0 1
J.D. Advantage 0 0 0 18 18
Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Total Law School Funded 1 0 0 18 19


Employed Long Term
Full Time		 Long Term
Part Time		 Short Term
Full Time		 Short Term
Part Time		 Total
Law Firms
Solo 5 1 0 0 6
2-10 Attorneys 41 8 1 3 53
11-25 Attorneys 14 1 0 0 15
26-50 Attorneys 7 0 0 0 7
51-100 Attorneys 7 0 0 0 7
101-250 Attorneys 1 0 0 0 1
251-500 Attorneys 2 0 0 0 2
501+ Attorneys 28 0 0 0 28
Size Unknown 4 1 0 0 5
Business & Industry 41 9 3 4 57
Government 15 0 1 0 16
Public Interest 4 0 1 0 5
Federal Clerkships 0 0 0 0 0
State & Local Clerkships 0 0 0 0 0
Other Clerkships 0 0 0 0 0
Academia 4 0 0 19 23
Employer Type Unknown 1 0 0 0 1
Employed Total 174 20 6 26 226
Non-Employed
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 4
Unemployed - Deferred Start Date 2
Unemployed - Not Seeking 28
Unemployed - Seeking 24
Employment Status Unknown 14
Non-Employed Total 72
Total Graduates 298


Employment Location State Total
Most Common Employment Destination California 208
Second Most Common Employment Destination Texas 4
Third Most Common Employment Destination Colorado 2
# Employed in Foreign Countries 2
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