Summer Employment Data

Approximately 20 to 50 students in each class worked at more than one job during these summers. For example, many 2Ls will work for both a law firm and a public sector employer, and many 1Ls will work for a public sector employer and also serve as a research assistant to a member of the Law School faculty. Students who work multiple summer positions were counted only in the category of their primary job.

1L Summer Employment

1Ls Summer 2024 (Class of 2026)
  ## %%
Public Interest 59 30.9%
Government 62 32.5%
Law Firm 55 28.8%
Corporate/Business 6 3.1%
Research Assistant 9 4.7%
Total 191 100.0%
1Ls Summer 2023 (Class of 2025)
  ## %%
Public Interest 49 23.8%
Government 64 31.1%
Law Firm 63 30.6%
Corporate/Business 14 6.8%
Research Assistant 16 7.8%
Total 206 100.0%
1Ls Summer 2022 (Class of 2024)
  ## %%
Public Interest 55 29.1%
Government 61 32.3%
Law Firm 52 27.5%
Corporate/Business 10 5.3%
Research Assistant 10 5.3%
Not Seeking 1 0.5%
Total 189 100.0%
1Ls Summer 2021 (Class of 2023)
  ## %%
Public Interest 46 24.6%
Government 68 36.4%
Law Firm 48 25.7%
Corporate/Business 9 4.8%
Research Assistant 16 8.6%
Total 187 100.0%

2L Summer Employment

2Ls Summer 2024 (Class of 2025)
  ## %%
Law Firm 203 91.9%
Public Interest 7 3.2%
Government 7 3.2%
Corporate/Business 2 0.9%
Research Assistant 2 0.9%
Total 221 100.0%
2Ls Summer 2023 (Class of 2024)
  ## %%
Law Firm 175 85.0%
Public Interest 19 9.2%
Government 8 3.9%
Corporate/Business 3 1.5%
Not Seeking 1 0.5%
Total 206 100.0%
2Ls Summer 2022 (Class of 2023)
  ## %%
Law Firm 195 89.9%
Public Interest 13 6.0%
Government 6 2.8%
Corporate/Business 3 1.4%
Total 217 100.0%
2Ls Summer 2021 (Class of 2022)
  ## %%
Law Firm 191 86.4%
Public Interest 11 5.0%
Government 15 6.8%
Corporate/Business 3 1.4%
Research Assistant 1 0.5%
Total 221 100.0%