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ABA 509 report for University of California - Berkeley

2020 ABA employment report

Job type

Employed Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 293 0 4 0 297
J.D. advantage 5 0 0 0 5
Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Non-professional 0 0 0 0 0
School funded 12 0 1 0 13
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 310 0 5 0 315
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 2
Unemployed - deferred start date 4
Unemployed - not seeking 2
Unemployed - seeking 8
Employment status unknown 0
Non-employed total 16
Total graduates 331

School-funded jobs

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 12 0 1 0 13
J.D. advantage 0 0 0 0 0
Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Non-professional 0 0 0 0 0
Total law school funded 12 0 1 0 13

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 6 0 0 0 6
11-25 attorneys 0 0 0 0 0
26-50 attorneys 3 0 1 0 4
51-100 attorneys 3 0 0 0 3
101-250 attorneys 8 0 0 0 8
251-500 attorneys 7 0 0 0 7
501+ attorneys 173 0 0 0 173
Size unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Business & industry 4 0 0 0 4
Government 17 0 1 0 18
Public interest 37 0 3 0 40
Clerkships
Federal 35 0 0 0 35
State & local 14 0 0 0 14
Tribal 0 0 0 0 0
International 0 0 0 0 0
Education 3 0 0 0 3
Employer type unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 310 0 5 0 315
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 2
Unemployed - deferred start date 4
Unemployed - not seeking 2
Unemployed - seeking 8
Employment status unknown 0
Non-employed total 16
Total graduates 331

Employment location

State Total
Most common employment destination California 188
Second most common employment destination New York 33
Third most common employment destination Washington, D.C. 31
# Employed in foreign countries 3
Non-employed total 16

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view UC Berkeley'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.

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