Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law: 2015 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 | 52% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 59.9% |
| J.D. advantage | 14.4% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 4% | 21.7% |
| Professional | 6.9% | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 7.2% |
| Non-professional | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| School funded | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Employed total | 73.6% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 89.9% |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 1.1% | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0.7% | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 1.4% | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 6.5% | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0.4% | ||||
| Non-employed total | 10.1% | ||||
| 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% | 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 | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| 2-10 attorneys | 14.1% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 19.1% |
| 11-25 attorneys | 4.3% | 0.4% | 0% | 0.7% | 5.4% |
| 26-50 attorneys | 1.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.4% |
| 51-100 attorneys | 2.2% | 0% | 0.4% | 0% | 2.5% |
| 101-250 attorneys | 3.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 3.6% |
| 251-500 attorneys | 2.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.9% |
| 501+ attorneys | 5.4% | 0% | 0.4% | 0% | 5.8% |
| Size unknown | 4% | 0% | 0% | 1.1% | 5.1% |
| Business & industry | 23.1% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 29.6% |
| Government | 9.7% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0% | 10.8% |
| Public interest | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
| Clerkships | |||||
| Federal | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| State & local | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
| Other | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
| Education | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
| Employer type unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Employed total | 69.7% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 5.4% | 89.9% |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 1.1% | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 0.7% | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 1.4% | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 6.5% | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0.4% | ||||
| Non-employed total | 10.1% | ||||
| Total graduates | 100% | ||||
Employment location
| State | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| # Employed in foreign countries | 0.7% | |
| Non-employed total | 10.1% |
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.