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California Western School of Law
Private school
San Diego, CA
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ABA 509 report for California Western School of Law

2016 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 82 8 0 0 90
J.D. advantage 29 8 0 0 37
Professional 2 0 0 0 2
Non-professional 0 2 0 0 2
School funded 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 113 18 0 0 131
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 2
Unemployed - deferred start date 2
Unemployed - not seeking 3
Unemployed - seeking 24
Employment status unknown 14
Non-employed total 45
Total graduates 176

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 0 0 0 0 0
Professional 0 0 0 0 0
Non-professional 0 0 0 0 0
Total law school funded 0 0 0 0 0

Employer type

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Law Firms
Solo 6 1 0 0 7
2-10 attorneys 41 14 0 0 55
11-25 attorneys 14 0 0 0 14
26-50 attorneys 5 0 0 0 5
51-100 attorneys 4 0 0 0 4
101-250 attorneys 2 0 0 0 2
251-500 attorneys 0 0 0 0 0
501+ attorneys 0 0 0 0 0
Size unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Business & industry 13 3 0 0 16
Government 17 0 0 0 17
Public interest 5 0 0 0 5
Clerkships
Federal 1 0 0 0 1
State & local 2 0 0 0 2
Other 0 0 0 0 0
Education 3 0 0 0 3
Employer type unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 113 18 0 0 131
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 2
Unemployed - deferred start date 2
Unemployed - not seeking 3
Unemployed - seeking 24
Employment status unknown 14
Non-employed total 45
Total graduates 176

Employment location

State Total
Most common employment destination California 120
Second most common employment destination Nevada 3
Third most common employment destination Washington, D.C. 2
# Employed in foreign countries 0
Non-employed total 45

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