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
2017 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 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| J.D. advantage | 58 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70 |
| Professional | 52 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
| Non-professional | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| School funded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employed total | 220 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 261 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 2 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 5 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 7 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 61 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 16 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 91 | ||||
| Total graduates | 352 | ||||
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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2-10 attorneys | 68 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 11-25 attorneys | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 26-50 attorneys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 51-100 attorneys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 101-250 attorneys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 251-500 attorneys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 501+ attorneys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Size unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business & industry | 63 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 83 |
| Government | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Public interest | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Clerkships | |||||
| Federal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State & local | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Employer type unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employed total | 220 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 261 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 2 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 5 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 7 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 61 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 16 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 91 | ||||
| Total graduates | 352 | ||||
Employment location
| State | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Most common employment destination | Michigan | 136 |
| Second most common employment destination | Florida | 68 |
| Third most common employment destination | Texas | 8 |
| # Employed in foreign countries | 9 | |
| Non-employed total | 91 |
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