We are proud of our strong history of successful post-graduate employment. Our employment rate for the Class of 2010 was 91.6%, which was above the national rate of 90.5%.

Please see below for more detailed Class of 2010 employment information, compiled in accordance with the standards used by the National Association for Law Placement. Also following is some statistical information about the diverse array of settings, practice areas, and locations in which 1L and 2L students worked during the most recent summer.

Graduate Statistics
Our 2010 graduates (the most recent information available) enjoyed a 91.6% employment rate, securing employment in private practice, judicial clerkships, public interest organizations, government agencies, businesses, and more. The median starting salary for the Class of 2010 was $65,000.

Employment by sector:
Private Practice 43.8%
Government 16.7%
Business 22.9%
Public Interest 11.5%
Judicial Clerkship 4.7%
Academic 0.5%

Geographic Distribution:
In-State Jobs 52.5%
Out-of-state Jobs 47.5%

1L Employment, Summer of 2011
Organizations at which our first-year students were employed include the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the Cook County State’s Attorney Office, Human Rights Watch, Community Legal Aid Services, Baker & Hostetler, the Attorney General of Ohio, the Refugee Law Project, the Kings County (NY) District Attorney's Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office, and many more.

2L Employment, Summer of 2011
Organizations at which our second-year students were employed include the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, the US Department of Justice, University Hospitals, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the J.M. Smucker Company, prosecutor and public defender offices, law firms of all sizes, and many more.