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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

2019 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 95 4 2 1 102
J.D. advantage 36 11 3 2 52
Professional 1 0 1 0 2
Non-professional 4 1 0 0 5
School funded 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 136 16 6 3 161
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 2
Unemployed - deferred start date 2
Unemployed - not seeking 10
Unemployed - seeking 25
Employment status unknown 12
Non-employed total 51
Total graduates 212

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 2 1 0 0 3
2-10 attorneys 48 11 0 2 61
11-25 attorneys 12 1 1 1 15
26-50 attorneys 6 0 0 0 6
51-100 attorneys 6 0 0 0 6
101-250 attorneys 3 0 0 0 3
251-500 attorneys 2 0 0 0 2
501+ attorneys 3 0 0 0 3
Size unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Business & industry 15 3 0 0 18
Government 17 0 1 0 18
Public interest 14 0 2 0 16
Clerkships
Federal 6 0 0 0 6
State & local 1 0 1 0 2
Other 0 0 0 0 0
Education 1 0 1 0 2
Employer type unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 136 16 6 3 161
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 2
Unemployed - deferred start date 2
Unemployed - not seeking 10
Unemployed - seeking 25
Employment status unknown 12
Non-employed total 51
Total graduates 212

Employment location

State Total
Most common employment destination California 141
Second most common employment destination Arizona 4
Third most common employment destination Nevada 4
# Employed in foreign countries 0
Non-employed total 51

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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