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University of Tennessee
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Knoxville, TN
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Job Score

University of Tennessee: 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 65.6% 0% 1.6% 1.6% 68.8%
J.D. advantage 6.3% 0% 1.6% 0% 7.8%
Professional 8.6% 0% 0% 0% 8.6%
Non-professional 0% 0.8% 0% 0% 0.8%
School funded 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 80.5% 0.8% 3.1% 1.6% 85.9%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.8%
Unemployed - deferred start date 0.8%
Unemployed - not seeking 1.6%
Unemployed - seeking 10.9%
Employment status unknown 0%
Non-employed total 14.1%
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 3.1% 0% 0.8% 0.8% 4.7%
2-10 attorneys 14.8% 0% 1.6% 0.8% 17.2%
11-25 attorneys 4.7% 0% 0% 0% 4.7%
26-50 attorneys 3.1% 0% 0% 0% 3.1%
51-100 attorneys 3.1% 0% 0% 0% 3.1%
101-250 attorneys 7% 0% 0% 0% 7%
251-500 attorneys 3.9% 0% 0% 0% 3.9%
501+ attorneys 4.7% 0% 0% 0% 4.7%
Size unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Business & industry 16.4% 0.8% 0% 0% 17.2%
Government 7.8% 0% 0.8% 0% 8.6%
Public interest 2.3% 0% 0% 0% 2.3%
Clerkships
Federal 3.1% 0% 0% 0% 3.1%
State & local 4.7% 0% 0% 0% 4.7%
Other 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Education 1.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.6%
Employer type unknown 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Employed total 80.5% 0.8% 3.1% 1.6% 85.9%
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time 0.8%
Unemployed - deferred start date 0.8%
Unemployed - not seeking 1.6%
Unemployed - seeking 10.9%
Employment status unknown 0%
Non-employed total 14.1%
Total graduates 100%

Employment location

State Total
# Employed in foreign countries 0.8%
Non-employed total 14.1%

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