Southwestern Law School 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 Southwestern Law School 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 Southwestern Law School's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website.
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Employed 262 159 39
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 5
Unemployed - Not Seeking 13
Unemployed - Seeking 7
Employment Status Unknown 14
Total Graduates 301
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Of Employed - # Law School Funded 1 1 0
Employment Type Number Long Term Short Term
Law Firms
Solo 15 15 0
2-10 Attorneys 82 53 8
11-25 Attorneys 16 11 1
26-50 Attorneys 9 9 0
51-100 Attorneys 6 5 0
101-250 Attorneys 2 2 0
251-500 Attorneys 1 1 0
501+ Attorneys 10 9 1
Size Unknown 21 1 6
Business & Industry 71 33 19
Government 12 10 2
Public Interest 9 4 2
Federal Clerkships 0 0 0
State & Local Clerkships 2 2 0
Academia 6 4 0
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0
Total 262 159 39
Employment Location State Number
Most Common Employment Destination California 246
Second Most Common Employment Destination New York 3
Third Most Common Employment Destination Illinois 2
# Employed in Foreign Countries 0
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