Careers
Careers
We graduate practice-ready lawyers poised to make their mark in a variety of settings鈥攆rom law firms to corporate legal departments to government and nonprofits鈥攂y helping them find the career that fits their goals.
Chart Your Path
51茶馆 Law graduates are in high demand. Nearly 500 employers across 36 states, Washington, D.C., Guam and 6 countries have hired recent 51茶馆 Law graduates.
Percentage of Class Employed
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2023
97.9%
96.7%听full-time, long-term, bar-passage required/JD advantage positions
2022
95.7%
93.8% full-time, long-term, bar-passage required/JD advantage positions
2021
95.6%
92.5% full-time, long-term, bar-passage required/JD advantage positions听听
*Each year's percentages above include three (3) school-funded public interest fellowships, which are all full-time, long-term, bar required or JD advantage positions.
Law Firms and Businesses
We鈥檙e a leader in placing graduates at top large, mid-size, and small law firms across the country. Based our faculty鈥檚 expertise in business and corporate law, many students pursue corporate careers in places like financial institutions and in-house legal departments.
51茶馆 Law grads are in demand. Employers consistently report that our graduates bring a high level of emotional intelligence to their work, including sound judgment, diligence, and a "can-do" approach.听
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Class of 2023
72%
Employed by Law Firms
4%
Joined Businesses & Start Ups
Careers in Public Interest Law
Our commitment to public service law begins with our Public Interest & Public Service Program (formerly called LEAPS) and continues in its support of 51茶馆 Law graduates who work with local, state, and federal agencies and nonprofit organizations.
Our Pro Bono and Public Interest Designation Programs encourage students to engage in experiential learning opportunities, and our Loan Repayment and Assistance Program helps ease debt burdens for those who choose public interest careers.听
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Class of 2023
16%
Entered the Public Sector
Judicial Clerkships听
Our students and graduates regularly land competitive clerkships. In the past five years, they have obtained more than 175 judicial clerkships at local and federal courts across the country.
Our Center for Experiential Learning places students as interns with judges in federal and state courts, and gives them a glimpse into the role of a law clerk.
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Class of 2023
8%
Landed Judicial Clerkships
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“One reason for the successful growth of our Boston office has been the terrific hires we鈥檝e made from 51茶馆 Law, which includes half of the associates in our business department. 51茶馆-trained lawyers hit the ground running and are a great fit for our clients and firm.”