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Thomas M. Cooley Law School
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Lansing, MI
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Thomas M. Cooley Law School: 2023 ABA 509 Report

Job type

Employed Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Bar passage required 51.3% 3.7% 0% 0.5% 55.6%
J.D. advantage 10.2% 4.3% 0% 0% 14.4%
Professional 9.1% 0.5% 0% 0% 9.6%
Non-professional 2.7% 1.1% 0% 0.5% 4.3%
School funded 0% 0.5% 0% 0% 0.5%
Unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 73.3% 10.2% 0% 1.1% 84.5%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.5%
Unemployed - deferred start date 0.5%
Unemployed - not seeking 1.1%
Unemployed - seeking 10.7%
Employment status unknown 2.7%
Non-employed total 15.5%
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% 0%
J.D. advantage 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Professional 0% 0.5% 0% 0% 0.5%
Non-professional 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Total law school funded 0% 0.5% 0% 0% 0.5%

Employer type

Long-term
full-time
Long-term
part-time
Short-term
full-time
Short-term
part-time
Total
Law Firms
Solo 2.1% 1.6% 0% 0% 3.7%
2-10 attorneys 18.7% 3.7% 0% 0% 22.5%
11-25 attorneys 4.8% 0% 0% 0% 4.8%
26-50 attorneys 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.6%
51-100 attorneys 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.6%
101-250 attorneys 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 2.1%
251-500 attorneys 1.1% 0.5% 0% 0% 1.6%
501+ attorneys 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.6%
Size unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Business & industry 15% 1.6% 0% 0.5% 17.1%
Government 16.6% 0.5% 0% 0% 17.1%
Public interest 6.4% 1.6% 0% 0% 8%
Clerkships
Federal 0% 0% 0% 0.5% 0.5%
State & local 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Tribal 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
International 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Education 0.5% 0.5% 0% 0% 1.1%
Employer type unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 73.3% 10.2% 0% 1.1% 84.5%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.5%
Unemployed - deferred start date 0.5%
Unemployed - not seeking 1.1%
Unemployed - seeking 10.7%
Employment status unknown 2.7%
Non-employed total 15.5%
Total graduates 100%

Employment location

State Total
Most common employment destination Michigan 33.7%
Second most common employment destination Florida 32.1%
Third most common employment destination California 2.1%
# Employed in foreign countries 1.6%
Non-employed total 15.5%

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view Cooley'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.