Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School
Private school
Lansing, MI
ABA 509 report for Western Michigan University - Cooley Law School
2020 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 | 36.9% | 2.2% | 0% | 0% | 39.1% |
| J.D. advantage | 12.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 16.1% |
| Professional | 11% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0% | 13.2% |
| Non-professional | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0% | 0.9% | 4.7% |
| School funded | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Employed total | 63.1% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 73.8% |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 1.6% | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0% | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 0.6% | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 22.7% | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 1.3% | ||||
| Non-employed total | 26.2% | ||||
| Total graduates | 100% | ||||
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% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| 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% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Employer type
| Long-term full-time |
Long-term part-time |
Short-term full-time |
Short-term part-time |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firms | |||||
| Solo | 4.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.1% |
| 2-10 attorneys | 19.9% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 24.3% |
| 11-25 attorneys | 2.5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.5% |
| 26-50 attorneys | 0.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.3% |
| 51-100 attorneys | 0.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.6% |
| 101-250 attorneys | 1.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
| 251-500 attorneys | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 501+ attorneys | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Size unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Business & industry | 12.9% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 18% |
| Government | 12.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12.3% |
| Public interest | 5.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5.7% |
| Clerkships | |||||
| Federal | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| State & local | 1.6% | 0% | 0.3% | 0% | 1.9% |
| Tribal | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| International | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Education | 1.9% | 0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| Employer type unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Employed total | 63.1% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 73.8% |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 1.6% | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0% | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 0.6% | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 22.7% | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 1.3% | ||||
| Non-employed total | 26.2% | ||||
| Total graduates | 100% | ||||
Employment location
| State | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Most common employment destination | Michigan | 39.4% |
| Second most common employment destination | Florida | 17.4% |
| Third most common employment destination | Illinois | 1.6% |
| # Employed in foreign countries | 0.6% | |
| Non-employed total | 26.2% |
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