Yale University 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 Yale University 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 Yale University's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website.
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Employed 190 187 3
Pursuing Graduate Degree FT 9
Unemployed - Not Seeking 3
Unemployed - Seeking 4
Employment Status Unknown 1
Total Graduates 207
Employment Status Number Long Term Short Term
Of Employed - # Law School Funded 19 19 0
Employment Type Number Long Term Short Term
Law Firms
Solo 0 0 0
2-10 Attorneys 1 1 0
11-25 Attorneys 0 0 0
26-50 Attorneys 2 2 0
51-100 Attorneys 1 1 0
101-250 Attorneys 5 5 0
251-500 Attorneys 4 4 0
501+ Attorneys 52 52 0
Size Unknown 3 3 0
Business & Industry 8 8 0
Government 19 18 1
Public Interest 20 19 1
Federal Clerkships 62 62 0
State & Local Clerkships 7 7 0
Academia 6 5 1
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0
Total 190 187 3
Employment Location State Number
Most Common Employment Destination New York 45
Second Most Common Employment Destination D.C. 42
Third Most Common Employment Destination California 17
# Employed in Foreign Countries 9
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