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Class of 2023 Employment

Employment Statistics for 2023

Yale Law students are among the most sought after in the nation by employers of all types. Our alumni are prominent both within and outside of the legal profession. They work in private practice, ranging from one-person offices to major firms: in federal, state and local government, including Congress, the Office of the President, and the judiciary; in law teaching and administration; in public service settings; for corporations and businesses; and for nonprofit organizations.

Per Interpretation 509-2 of Standard 509, law schools may choose to publicize additional employment outcome data beyond what the Employment Protocols require. This additional data, per Standard 509, must be “complete, accurate, and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.” The following additional employment outcome data has not been, and will not be, audited by the ABA. It is meant to supplement the annual ABA Employment Summary Report, which reflects the employment status of members of each graduating class as of the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or atwww.abarequireddisclosures.org.

ABA Employment Summary for 2023 Graduates

EMPLOYMENT STATUSFULL TIME
LONG TERM
FULL TIME
SHORT TERM
PART TIME
LONG TERM
PART TIME
SHORT TERM
NUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required171300174
Employed - J.D. Advantage90009
Employed - Professional Position20002
Employed - Other Position00000
Employed - Law School/University Funded2300023
Employed - Undeterminable00000
Enrolled in Graduate Studies    11
Employed - Start Date After March 15, 2024    1
Unemployed - Not Seeking    2
Unemployed - Seeking    2
Employment Status Unknown    0
Total Graduates- Each graduate is counted only once in this section.    224
EMPLOYMENT TYPEFULL TIME
LONG TERM
FULL TIME
SHORT TERM
PART TIME
LONG TERM
PART TIME
SHORT TERM
NUMBER
Law Firms     
Solo00000
1 - 1030003
11 - 2500000
26 - 5010001
51 - 10060006
101 - 25020002
251 - 50070007
501 +6500065
Unknown Size00000
Business & Industry30003
Government1600016
Public Interest3710038
Clerkships - Federal5310054
Clerkships - State, Local, and Territorial41005
Clerkships - Tribal00000
Clerkships - International00000
Education80008
Employer Type Unknown00000
Total205300208
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY
FUNDED POSITIONS
FULL TIME
LONG TERM
FULL TIME
SHORT TERM
PART TIME
LONG TERM
PART TIME
SHORT TERM
NUMBER
Employed - Bar Passage Required1600016
Employed - J.D. Advantage70007
Employed - Professional Position00000
Employed - Other Position00000
Total Employed by Law School/University2300023
EMPLOYMENT LOCATIONLOCATIONNUMBER
State - Largest EmploymentNEW YORK61
State - 2nd Largest EmploymentDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA44
State - 3rd Largest EmploymentCALIFORNIA20
Employed in Foreign Countries 6

A one-page summary of key category definitions can be found under the Employment Questionnaire section of: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/questionnaire/.

This data reflects graduates' post-graduate status as of March 15, 2024.