Each year, a vast number of students start their journey in law school, many pursuing the dream of serving the society in a public-interest role. However, only a handful of them will manage to land a job that aligns with their noble career objectives. Certain law schools excel more than others when it comes to preparing their students for such sought-after positions.
The American Bar Association recently unveiled new employment data for the Class of 2023, and thanks to an insightful analysis conducted by Reuters, we now have a clearer insight into which law schools have successfully placed the highest statistics of graduates into the realm of government and public interest work.
In aggregate, students venturing into government jobs—defined as roles with local, state, and federal entities as well as military positions—constituted 11.1% of the class of 2023, while 8.9% stepped into public interest roles such as public defenders, advocates for labor unions, or positions funded by the Legal Services Corp.
For aspiring attorneys set on changing the world, here are the top 10 (or technically 11 due to a tie) law schools that ranked highest on the list:
- CUNY: 55.34%
- UDC: 43.75%
- Albany: 36.36%
- Northern Kentucky: 34.58%
- Buffalo: 33.12%
- Florida A&M: 33.04%
- Cincinnati: 32.28%
- UC Davis: 32.02%
- Wisconsin: 32.02%
- Penn State Dickinson: 32.00%
- Creighton: 31.97%
The complete list can be found by clicking here.
Kudos to all the law schools aiding their graduates in securing public service jobs. It will indeed be interesting to see in the upcoming year whether CUNY remains the robust pipeline into public interest work that it currently is.
For more information refer to this article as per Above the Law