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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).

Class of 2022

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

Class of 2021

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

Class of 2020

Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by 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 at www.abarequireddisclosures.org.

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 2020 (September 2019; January and May 2020 graduates) as determined on or before March 15, 2021, and reported to the American Bar Association.

2020 ABA Employment Summary Report (PDF)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER FULL TIME PART TIME
LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Employed - Bar Passage Required 59 58 1 0 0
Employed - J.D. Advantage 9 5 1 1 1
Employed - Professional Position 11 10 0 0 1
Employed - Non-Professional Position 1 1 0 0 0
Employed - Undeterminable 0 0 0 0 0
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 1  
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred 1  
Unemployed - Not Seeking 2  
Unemployed - Seeking 19  
Employment Status Unknown 6  
Total Graduates 109  

EMPLOYMENT TYPE NUMBER FULL TIME PART TIME
LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Law Firms  
Solo 4 4 0 0 0
2-10 Attorneys 28 25 1 1 1
11-25 Attorneys 6 6 0 0 0
26-50 Attorneys 1 1 0 0 0
51-100 Attorneys 2 2 0 0 0
101-250 Attorneys 0 0 0 0 0
251-500 Attorneys 3 3 0 0 0
500+ Attorneys 4 4 0 0 0
Unknown Firm Size 0 0 0 0 0
Business & Industry 12 10 1 0 1
Government 15 15 0 0 0
Public Interest 5 5 0 0 0
Clerkships - Federal 0 0 0 0 0
Clerkships - State & Local 0 0 0 0 0
Clerkships - Other 0 0 0 0 0
Education 0 0 0 0 0
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Total 80 75 2 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 74
State - 2nd Largest Employment Indiana 2
State - 3rd Largest Employment New York 1
Employed in Foreign Countries 0
Class of 2019

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).

2019 ABA Employment Summary Report (PDF)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER FULL TIME PART TIME
LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Employed - Bar Passage Required 64 / 63% 63 1 0 0
Employed - J.D. Advantage 7 / 7% 5 1 1 0
Employed - Professional Position 12 / 12% 11 1 0 0
Employed - Non-Professional Position 1 / 1% 1 0 0 0
Employed - Undeterminable 0 / 0% 0 0 0 0
Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time 1 / 1%  
Unemployed - Start Date Deferred 1 / 1%  
Unemployed - Not Seeking 1 / 1%  
Unemployed - Seeking 11 / 11%  
Employment Status Unknown 3 / 3%  
Total Graduates 101  

EMPLOYMENT TYPE NUMBER FULL TIME PART TIME
LONG TERM SHORT TERM LONG TERM SHORT TERM
Law Firms  
Solo 2 2 0 0 0
2-10 Attorneys 24 22 2 0 0
11-25 Attorneys 9 9 0 0 0
26-50 Attorneys 1 1 0 0 0
51-100 Attorneys 1 1 0 0 0
101-250 Attorneys 1 1 0 0 0
251-500 Attorneys 3 3 0 0 0
500+ Attorneys 4 4 0 0 0
Unknown Firm Size 0 0 0 0 0
Business & Industry 12 11 1 0 0
Government 22 22 0 0 0
Public Interest 2 1 0 1 0
Clerkships - Federal 0 0 0 0 0
Clerkships - State & Local 1 1 0 0 0
Clerkships - Other 0 0 0 0 0
Education 2 2 0 0 0
Employer Type Unknown 0 0 0 0 0
Total 84 80 3 1 0

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 69
State - 2nd Largest Employment California 1
State - 3rd Largest Employment Michigan 1
Employed in Foreign Countries 0