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Boston College
Private school
Newton, MA

ABA 509 Report for Boston College

2022 employment reports

Employment status Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 224 0 0 0 224
J.D. advantage 15 1 0 0 16
Professional 1 0 0 0 1
Non-professional 0 2 0 0 2
School funded 3 0 0 0 3
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 243 3 0 0 246
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree FT 1
Unemployed - deferred start date 1
Unemployed - not seeking 0
Unemployed - seeking 10
Employment status unknown 0
Non-employed total 12
Total graduates 258
School-funded jobs
Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 0 0 0 0 0
J.D. advantage 3 0 0 0 3
Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Non-professional 0 0 0 0 0
Total law school funded 3 0 0 0 3
Employment status 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 12 1 0 0 13
11-25 attorneys 10 0 0 0 10
26-50 attorneys 6 0 0 0 6
51-100 attorneys 10 0 0 0 10
101-250 attorneys 18 0 0 0 18
251-500 attorneys 13 0 0 0 13
501+ attorneys 105 0 0 0 105
Size unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Business & industry 16 0 0 0 16
Government 21 0 0 0 21
Public interest 17 1 0 0 18
Clerkships
Federal 2 0 0 0 2
State & local 10 0 0 0 10
Tribal 0 0 0 0 0
International 0 0 0 0 0
Education 3 0 0 0 3
Employer type unknown 0 1 0 0 1
Employed total 243 3 0 0 246
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree FT 1
Unemployed - deferred start date 1
Unemployed - not seeking 0
Unemployed - seeking 10
Employment status unknown 0
Non-employed total 12
Total graduates 258
Employment Location State Total
Most common employment destination Massachusetts 139
Second most common employment destination New York 52
Third most common employment destination Washington, D.C. 9
# Employed in foreign countries 1

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