Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law: 2019 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 | 67.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 70.3% |
| J.D. advantage | 11.2% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 15.9% |
| Professional | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
| Non-professional | 0% | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 0.4% |
| School funded | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Employed total | 79.3% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 87.9% |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 0% | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 1.3% | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 0% | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 10.8% | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0% | ||||
| Non-employed total | 12.1% | ||||
| 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 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0% | 0% | 1.7% |
| 2-10 attorneys | 20.7% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0% | 22.8% |
| 11-25 attorneys | 6.5% | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 6.9% |
| 26-50 attorneys | 2.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.2% |
| 51-100 attorneys | 1.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.3% |
| 101-250 attorneys | 2.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2.6% |
| 251-500 attorneys | 4.3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 4.3% |
| 501+ attorneys | 11.2% | 0.4% | 0% | 0% | 11.6% |
| Size unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Business & industry | 8.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 10.8% |
| Government | 11.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 12.5% |
| Public interest | 7.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0% | 8.6% |
| Clerkships | |||||
| Federal | 1.7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1.7% |
| State & local | 0.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.9% |
| Other | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Education | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Employer type unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Employed total | 79.3% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 87.9% |
| Non-employed | |||||
| Pursuing graduate degree full-time | 0% | ||||
| Unemployed - deferred start date | 1.3% | ||||
| Unemployed - not seeking | 0% | ||||
| Unemployed - seeking | 10.8% | ||||
| Employment status unknown | 0% | ||||
| Non-employed total | 12.1% | ||||
| Total graduates | 100% | ||||
Employment location
| State | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| # Employed in foreign countries | 0.9% | |
| Non-employed total | 12.1% |
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.