American University: 2014 ABA 509 Report

American University

Private school

Washington, D.C.

Website

Job Score

Job type

Employed	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Bar passage required	251	0	9	3	263
J.D. advantage	72	0	4	9	85
Professional	11	0	0	3	14
Non-professional	0	1	1	6	8
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	334	1	14	21	370
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					14
Unemployed - deferred start date					3
Unemployed - not seeking					4
Unemployed - seeking					63
Employment status unknown					6
Non-employed total					90
Total graduates					460

School-funded jobs

	Long-term full-time	Total
Bar passage required	44	44
J.D. advantage	4	4
Professional	0	0
Non-professional	0	0
Total law school funded	48	48

Employer type

	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Law Firms
Solo	0	0	0	0	0
2-10 attorneys	20	0	2	2	24
11-25 attorneys	16	0	1	0	17
26-50 attorneys	6	0	1	0	7
51-100 attorneys	6	0	1	0	7
101-250 attorneys	7	0	0	0	7
251-500 attorneys	8	0	0	0	8
501+ attorneys	25	0	2	0	27
Size unknown	0	0	0	1	1
Business & industry	31	1	1	15	48
Government	96	0	3	1	100
Public interest	59	0	1	1	61
Clerkships
Federal	17	0	0	0	17
State & local	28	0	1	0	29
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Education	13	0	1	0	14
Employer type unknown	2	0	0	1	3
Employed total	334	1	14	21	370
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					14
Unemployed - deferred start date					3
Unemployed - not seeking					4
Unemployed - seeking					63
Employment status unknown					6
Non-employed total					90
Total graduates					460

Employment location

	State	Total
# Employed in foreign countries		11
Non-employed total		90

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view American's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website. From time to time, schools update data when they learn more. When possible, we use the most up-to-date data available.