Employment Summary for 2025 Graduates
*Employment statistics are based on employment at 10 months after graduation, as of March 16, 2026. For a more complete picture of judicial clerkships at UCI Law, see our Judicial Clerkships page.
Employment Status Summary
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| Employment Status | Number | % of Grads |
|---|---|---|
| Employed | 145 | 93.5% |
| Start date deferred after 03/16/2026 | 1 | 1% |
| Not Seeking Employment | 2 | 1% |
| Seeking Employment | 7 | 4.5% |
| Total Graduates | 155 |
Employment Status Details
| Employment Status | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number | % of Grads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | 145 | - | - | - | 145 | 93.5% |
| Bar Passage Required | 144 | - | - | - | 144 | |
| J.D. Advantage | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Undeterminable | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time | - | |||||
| Employed - Start Date Deferred | 1 | 1% | ||||
| Unemployed - Not Seeking | 2 | 1% | ||||
| Unemployed - Seeking | 7 | 4.5% | ||||
| Employment Status Unknown | - | |||||
| Total Graduates | 145 | - | - | - | 155 |
Law School/University Funded Positions
| Law School/University Funded Positions | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed - Bar Passage Required | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Employed - J.D. Advantage | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Employed - Non-Professional Position | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Employed by Law School/University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Employment by Type
| Employment Type | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
Number | % of Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firms | 112 | - | - | - | 112 | 77.2% |
| Solo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1-10 | 13 | - | - | - | 13 | |
| 11-25 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 26-50 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 51-100 | 9 | - | - | - | 9 | |
| 101-250 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 251-500 | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 501+ | 43 | - | - | - | 43 | |
| unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Business and Industry | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 2.1% |
| Government | 11 | - | - | - | 11 | 7.6% |
| Public Interest | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | 9.7% |
| Clerkships | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 3.4% |
| Federal | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| State, Local, and Territorial | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | |
| Tribal | - | - | - | - | - | |
| International | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Education | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Employer Type Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 145 | - | - | - | 145 |
Employment by Location
| State | Number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State# - Largest employment | California | 128 | |||
| State# - 2nd largest employment | District of Columbia | 3 | |||
| State# - 3rd largest employment | New York | 3 | |||
| Alabama | 1 | ||||
| Hawaii | 1 | ||||
| Illinois | 1 | ||||
| Kentucky | 1 | ||||
| Nevada | 1 | ||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 1 | ||||
| Texas | 1 | ||||
| Virginia | 1 | ||||
| # employed in foreign countries | 2 | ||||
Definitions
ABA Graduate Placement Definitions (Class of 2025)