Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School
Private school
Lansing, MI
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Admission chances
ABA 509 report for Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School
2014 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 | 261 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 282 |
| J.D. advantage | 123 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 158 |
| Professional | 78 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 93 |
| Non-professional | 19 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 41 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employed total | 481 | 59 | 26 | 8 | 574 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 13 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 11 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 211 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 62 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 297 | ||||
| Total graduates | 871 | ||||
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total law school funded | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Employer type
| Long-term full-time |
Long-term part-time |
Short-term full-time |
Short-term part-time |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firms | |||||
| Solo | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2-10 attorneys | 143 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 174 |
| 11-25 attorneys | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 26-50 attorneys | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 51-100 attorneys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 101-250 attorneys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 251-500 attorneys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 501+ attorneys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Size unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business & industry | 140 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 169 |
| Government | 73 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 84 |
| Public interest | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| Clerkships | |||||
| Federal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State & local | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Employer type unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employed total | 481 | 59 | 26 | 8 | 574 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 13 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 11 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 211 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 62 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 297 | ||||
| Total graduates | 871 | ||||
Employment location
| State | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Most common employment destination | Michigan | 302 |
| Second most common employment destination | New York | 27 |
| Third most common employment destination | Florida | 21 |
| # Employed in foreign countries | 12 | |
| Non-employed total | 297 |
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