Employment Data

Private Practice 55.4% Judicial Clerkships 13.9% Business / Industry 11.9% Government 9.4% Public Interest 6% Education 2%

Class of 2018 Employment Statistics

Employment Distribution

  • Private Practice 55.4%
  • Judicial Clerkships 13.9%
  • Business / Industry 11.9%
  • Government 9.4%
  • Public Interest 6%
  • Education 2%

Ten Months After Graduation

Of the 219 graduates in the Class of 2018, 202 (92.2%) were employed within ten months of graduation.

Total number of graduates 219  
Total who reported employment status 218 99.5%
Number unemployed and seeking work 13 5.9%
Number not seeking work 0 0%
Number pursuing an advanced degree full time 3 1.3%
Number employed 202 92.2%
Number whose employment status was unknown 1 0.45%

Of the 202 graduates employed, the jobs they had fell into the following categories:

Job requiring bar passage 183 90.5%
Job where J.D. is preferred 18 8.9%

Employment by Location

Graduates in the Class of 2018 were employed in 24 states and the District  of Columbia.

Employed in NC 51.5%
Employed out-of-state 48.5%

Top States Where the Class of 2018 Decided to Practice

1. North Carolina 6. Georgia
2. Washington, D.C. 7. Virginia
3. New York 8. Tennessee
4. Florida 9. California
5. Pennsylvania 10. Texas