Chicago-Kent College of Law
Private school
Chicago, IL
ABA 509 report for Chicago-Kent College of Law
2022 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 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 179 |
| J.D. advantage | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Professional | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Non-professional | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| School funded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Employed total | 191 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 204 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 2 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 4 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 19 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 25 | ||||
| Total graduates | 229 | ||||
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2-10 attorneys | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| 11-25 attorneys | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 26-50 attorneys | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 51-100 attorneys | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 101-250 attorneys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 251-500 attorneys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 501+ attorneys | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Size unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business & industry | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| Government | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Public interest | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| Clerkships | |||||
| Federal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| State & local | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tribal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employer type unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employed total | 191 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 204 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 2 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 4 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 19 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 25 | ||||
| Total graduates | 229 | ||||
Employment location
| State | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Most common employment destination | Illinois | 177 |
| Second most common employment destination | California | 6 |
| Third most common employment destination | Washington, D.C. | 3 |
| # Employed in foreign countries | 4 | |
| Non-employed total | 25 |
This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view Chicago-Kent'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.