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Columbia University
Private school
New York, NY

ABA 509 Report for Columbia University

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 390 0 0 0 390
J.D. advantage 7 0 0 0 7
Professional 1 1 0 0 2
Non-professional 0 0 0 0 0
School funded 6 0 1 0 7
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 404 1 1 0 406
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree FT 0
Unemployed - deferred start date 0
Unemployed - not seeking 1
Unemployed - seeking 3
Employment status unknown 0
Non-employed total 4
Total graduates 410
School-funded jobs
Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 6 0 1 0 7
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 6 0 1 0 7
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 1 0 0 0 1
11-25 attorneys 3 0 0 0 3
26-50 attorneys 2 0 0 0 2
51-100 attorneys 6 0 0 0 6
101-250 attorneys 8 0 0 0 8
251-500 attorneys 38 0 0 0 38
501+ attorneys 282 0 0 0 282
Size unknown 3 0 0 0 3
Business & industry 3 0 0 0 3
Government 17 0 0 0 17
Public interest 22 0 0 0 22
Clerkships
Federal 17 0 0 0 17
State & local 2 0 0 0 2
Tribal 0 0 0 0 0
International 0 0 1 0 1
Education 0 1 0 0 1
Employer type unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Employed total 404 1 0 0 406
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree FT 0
Unemployed - deferred start date 0
Unemployed - not seeking 1
Unemployed - seeking 3
Employment status unknown 0
Non-employed total 4
Total graduates 410
Employment Location State Total
Most common employment destination New York 299
Second most common employment destination Washington, D.C. 27
Third most common employment destination California 24
# Employed in foreign countries 9

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