Class of 2011 Employment Report at 9 Months After Graduation
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
TOTAL
NUMBER |
FULL TIME
LONG TERM |
FULL TIME
SHORT TERM |
PART TIME
LONG TERM |
PART TIME
SHORT TERM |
Employed - Bar Passage Required |
128/50.8% |
119 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
Employed - JD Advantage |
26/10.3% |
19 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Employed - Professional Position |
29/11.5% |
22 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Employed - Non-Professional Position |
7/2.8% |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Employed - Undetermined |
6/2.4% |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time |
7/2.8% |
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|
|
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred |
0/0.0% |
|
|
|
|
Unemployed - Not Seeking |
7/2.8% |
|
|
|
|
Unemployed - Seeking |
20/7.9% |
|
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|
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Employment Status Unknown |
22/8.7% |
|
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Total graduates |
252/100% |
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* A graduate in undertiminable category may or may not have a term defined.
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITION |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME
LONG TERM |
FULL TIME
SHORT TERM |
PART TIME
LONG TERM |
PART TIME
SHORT TERM |
Of Employed - Law School/University Funded Short Term |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
EMPLOYMENT TYPE |
TOTAL
NUMBER |
FULL TIME
LONG TERM |
FULL TIME
SHORT TERM |
PART TIME
LONG TERM |
PART TIME
SHORT TERM |
Law Firms |
|
|
|
|
|
Solo |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 - 10 Attorneys |
64 |
54 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
11 - 25 Attorneys |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 - 50 Attorneys |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
51 - 100 Attorneys |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 101 - 250 Attorneys |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
251 - 500 Attorneys |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
501 + Attorneys |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Unknown Size |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Business & industry |
33 |
21 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
Government |
16 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Public Interest (including Public Defenders) |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Federal Judicial Clerkships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
State & local Judicial Clerkships |
34 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other Clerkships |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Academia |
6 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Employer type unknown |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
196 |
166 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
Based on survey respondents, graduates of the Class of 2011 had a 92% employment/advanced degree program participation rate.This rate includes full and part time legal, law-related and non-legal positions as well as advanced degree program participation within nine months of graduation.
Calculation method: (employed + advanced degree) / (Total graduates) - (unknown + not seeking work)
CLASS OF 2011 EMPLOYMENT: Delaware & Harrisburg Campuses Combined
Based on the 291 Employed Graduates
One employment trend for Widener graduates shows that a larger percentage of Widener's employed graduates obtain judicial clerkships than do employed graduates nationally. A judicial clerkship is a position with a sitting judge, usually for a term of one year, where a law graduate works closely with the judge on his or her cases. Judicial clerkships are highly sought after positions because they offer an outstanding opportunity to enrich a graduate's legal training under the tutelage of a judge. Many legal employers prefer to hire graduates who have had judicial clerkships.
Employer Locations
- Pennsylvania 63%
- Delaware 13%
- New Jersey 14%
- Maryland 1%
- New York 2%
Other graduates are located in Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, Europe