Graduate Employment Outcomes
The Office of Professional Development (OPD) surveys recent Capital University Law School Juris Doctor (J.D.) graduates ten months after May Commencement. The survey's primary goal is to provide current and prospective students with valuable information to make informed decisions. The data is also collected and reported to the American Bar Association (ABA) as well as NALP - The Association for Legal Career Professionals. All information reported is done so confidentially.
Survey Method
Beginning in November of each year, the OPD contacts all graduates from the most recent graduating class. (For purposes of this survey, a graduation class includes graduates from September of the previous year as well as January and May graduates from the current year. (For example, the Class of 2016 includes graduates from September 2015, January 2016, and May 2016.) Graduates may complete the survey online via Symplicity or on a paper form.
Employment Outcome Reports
The following data meets the requirements of ABA Standard 509. Please contact the Office of Professional Development with any questions or for more information about employment and salary data (614-236-6888 or OPD@law.capital.edu).
Please contact the Office of Professional Development with any questions or for more information about employment and salary data (614-236-6888 or OPD@law.capital.edu).
The following is a snapshot of the graduate employment outcomes for the class of 2023 (September 2022; January and May 2023 graduates) as determined on or before March 15, 2024, and reported to the American Bar Association.
2023 ABA Employment Summary Report (PDF)
|
EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Employed - Bar Passage Required |
90 |
89 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Employed - J.D. Advantage |
9 |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Other Professional Position |
4 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Law School/University Funded |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Other Position |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Undeterminable |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time |
0 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred |
1 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Not Seeking |
1 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Seeking |
20 |
||||
|
Employment Status Unknown |
4 |
||||
|
Total Graduates |
129 |
||||
|
EMPLOYMENT TYPE |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Law Firms |
|||||
|
Solo |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2-10 Attorneys |
34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
11-25 Attorneys |
9 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
26-50 Attorneys |
8 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
51-100 Attorneys |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
101-250 Attorneys |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
251-500 Attorneys |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
500+ Attorneys |
6 |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Unknown Firm Size |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Business & Industry |
12 |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Government |
16 |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Public Interest |
8 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - Federal |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - State & Local & Territorial |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - Tribal |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - International |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Education |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employer Type Unknown |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total |
103 |
101 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITION |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Employed - Bar Passage Required |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - J.D. Advantage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - Professional Position |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - Non-Professional Position |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Employed by Law School/University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
EMPLOYMENT LOCATION |
STATE |
NUMBER |
|
State - Largest Employment |
Ohio |
86 |
|
State - 2nd Largest Employment |
Florida |
6 |
|
State - 3rd Largest Employment |
Colorado |
2 |
|
Employed in Foreign Countries |
0 |
|
Please contact the Office of Professional Development with any questions or for more information about employment and salary data (614-236-6888 or OPD@law.capital.edu).
The following is a snapshot of the graduate employment outcomes for the class of 2022 (September 2021; January and May 2022 graduates) as determined on or before March 15, 2023, and reported to the American Bar Association.
2022 ABA Employment Summary Report (PDF)
|
EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Employed - Bar Passage Required |
79 |
73 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
|
Employed - J.D. Advantage |
14 |
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
Employed - Other Professional Position |
8 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Law School/University Funded |
3 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Employed - Other Position |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Undeterminable |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time |
0 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred |
3 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Not Seeking |
1 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Seeking |
23 |
||||
|
Employment Status Unknown |
3 |
||||
|
Total Graduates |
134 |
||||
|
EMPLOYMENT TYPE |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Law Firms |
|||||
|
Solo |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2-10 Attorneys |
28 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
11-25 Attorneys |
10 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
26-50 Attorneys |
3 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
51-100 Attorneys |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
101-250 Attorneys |
4 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
251-500 Attorneys |
4 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
500+ Attorneys |
6 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Unknown Firm Size |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Business & Industry |
18 |
15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|
Government |
15 |
12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
|
Public Interest |
10 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Clerkships - Federal |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - State & Local & Territorial |
2 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - Tribal |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - International |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Education |
2 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employer Type Unknown |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total |
104 |
93 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
|
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITION |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Employed - Bar Passage Required |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - J.D. Advantage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - Professional Position |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - Non-Professional Position |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Employed by Law School/University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
EMPLOYMENT LOCATION |
STATE |
NUMBER |
|
State - Largest Employment |
Ohio |
97 |
|
State - 2nd Largest Employment |
Pennsylvania |
3 |
|
State - 3rd Largest Employment |
Indiana |
2 |
|
Employed in Foreign Countries |
0 |
|
The following is a snapshot of the graduate employment outcomes for the class of 2021 (September 2020; January and May 2021 graduates) as determined on or before March 15, 2022, and reported to the American Bar Association.
2021 ABA Employment Summary Report (PDF)
|
EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Employed - Bar Passage Required |
66 |
66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - J.D. Advantage |
12 |
9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
Employed - Other Professional Position |
11 |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
Employed - Law School/University Funded |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Other Position |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employed - Undeterminable |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time |
1 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred |
2 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Not Seeking |
6 |
||||
|
Unemployed - Seeking |
21 |
||||
|
Employment Status Unknown |
7 |
||||
|
Total Graduates |
126 |
||||
|
EMPLOYMENT TYPE |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Law Firms |
|||||
|
Solo |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2-10 Attorneys |
34 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
11-25 Attorneys |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
26-50 Attorneys |
4 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
51-100 Attorneys |
2 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
101-250 Attorneys |
2 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
251-500 Attorneys |
2 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
500+ Attorneys |
6 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Unknown Firm Size |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Business & Industry |
13 |
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Government |
14 |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Public Interest |
3 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Clerkships - Federal |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - State & Local |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Clerkships - Other |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Education |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Employer Type Unknown |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Total |
89 |
85 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
LAW SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY FUNDED POSITION |
NUMBER |
FULL TIME |
PART TIME |
||
|
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
LONG TERM |
SHORT TERM |
||
|
Employed - Bar Passage Required |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - J.D. Advantage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - Professional Position |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employed - Non-Professional Position |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total Employed by Law School/University |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
EMPLOYMENT LOCATION |
STATE |
NUMBER |
|
State - Largest Employment |
Ohio |
79 |
|
State - 2nd Largest Employment |
Virginia |
2 |
|
State - 3rd Largest Employment |
West Virginia |
2 |
|
Employed in Foreign Countries |
0 |
|