Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law: 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 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 161 |
| J.D. advantage | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Professional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Non-professional | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| School funded | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employed total | 183 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 192 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 1 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 3 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 18 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 22 | ||||
| Total graduates | 214 | ||||
School-funded jobs
| Long-term full-time |
Long-term part-time |
Short-term full-time |
Short-term part-time |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar passage required | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-10 attorneys | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 11-25 attorneys | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 26-50 attorneys | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 51-100 attorneys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 101-250 attorneys | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 251-500 attorneys | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 501+ attorneys | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Size unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business & industry | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Government | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Public interest | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Clerkships | |||||
| Federal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| State & local | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Tribal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Education | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Employer type unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Employed total | 183 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 192 |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 1 | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0 | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 3 | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 18 | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0 | ||||
| Non-employed total | 22 | ||||
| Total graduates | 214 | ||||
Employment location
| State | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Most common employment destination | Illinois | 164 |
| Second most common employment destination | New York | 3 |
| Third most common employment destination | Florida | 3 |
| # Employed in foreign countries | 2 | |
| Non-employed total | 22 |
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.