Current Year
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW
EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY FOR THE CLASS OF 2018Information below is based on the employment status of Class of 2018 graduates as of March 15, 2019.
Employment data for the Class of 2018, provided in ABA standard format
|
Class of 2018 Employment Summary |
Number |
Percentage |
|---|---|---|
|
Class total |
177 |
100% |
|
Known employment status |
174 |
98.3% |
|
Employed |
161 |
90.9% |
|
Employed with start date after March 15, 2019 |
2 |
1.1% |
|
Enrolled in advanced degree program |
1 |
0.6% |
|
Seeking work |
6 |
3.4 % |
|
Not seeking work |
4 |
2.3% |
|
Unknown employment status |
3 |
1.7% |
| Employment Status | Total | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bar admission required/anticipated |
146 |
144 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
J.D. advantage |
14 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Professional other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Non-professional other |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Salary Data for Graduates Employed in the Private Sector |
Salaries |
|---|---|
|
Median starting salary |
100,000 |
|
75th percentile salary |
190,000 |
|
25th percentile salary |
80,000 |
|
Number/percentage employed full-time in private sector reporting salary |
67/86 78% |
|
Private Sector Salaries by Law Firm Size |
25th |
Median |
75th |
Number |
Number Reporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Solo |
<5 reported |
<5 reported |
<5 reported |
2 |
0 |
|
2-10 |
60,000 |
75,000 |
84,000 |
29 |
17 |
|
11-25 |
75,000 |
84,000 |
90,000 |
9 |
7 |
|
26-50 |
85,000 |
97,500 |
110,000 |
10 |
10 |
|
51-100 |
80,000 |
80,000 |
95,000 |
7 |
5 |
|
101-500 |
100,000 |
125,000 |
145,000 |
5 |
5 |
|
501+ |
180,000 |
190,000 |
190,000 |
24 |
23 |
|
Unknown Size |
<5 reported |
<5 reported |
<5 reported |
0 |
0 |
|
Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Public Interest |
Salaries |
|---|---|
|
Median starting salary |
47,500 |
|
75th percentile salary |
47,500 |
|
25th percentile salary |
44,100 |
|
Number/percentage employed full-time in public interest reporting salary |
8/12 66% |
|
Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Government/Military |
Salaries |
|---|---|
|
Median starting salary |
64,000 |
|
75th percentile salary |
72,800 |
|
25th percentile salary |
48,000 |
|
Number/percentage employed full-time in government/military reporting salary |
21/23 91% |
|
Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Judicial Clerkships |
Salaries |
|---|---|
|
Median starting salary |
56,000 |
|
75th percentile salary |
67,856 |
|
25th percentile salary |
51,115 |
|
Number/percentage employed full-time in judicial clerkships reporting salary |
17/17 100% |
|
Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Business/Industry |
Salaries |
|---|---|
|
Median starting salary |
80,000 |
|
75th percentile salary |
80,000 |
|
25th percentile salary |
80,000 |
|
Number/percentage employed full-time in business/industry reporting salary |
7/13 54% |
| Type of Employment | Number | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Firm | |||||
| Solo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2-10 attorneys | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11-25 attorneys | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26-50 attorneys | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51-100 attorneys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101-250 attorneys | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 251-500 attorneys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 500+ attorneys | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Firm size unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Business & Industry |
16 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
Government/Military |
23 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Public Interest |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Federal Judicial Clerkship |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
State Judicial Clerkship |
12 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Education |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Unknown employer type |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
161 |
153 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| Funding Source | Full Time Long Term |
Full Time Short Term |
Part Time Long Term |
Part Time Short Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Non-Law School/University Funded |
143 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Law School/University Funded |
10 ¹ |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Total |
153 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
Region |
States |
Number |
|---|---|---|
|
West (Pacific) |
Alaska, California, Hawaii |
143 |
|
South |
Mississippi, District of Columbia, Texas, West Virginia |
5 |
|
West (Mountain) |
Arizona, New Mexico |
4 |
|
Midwest |
Michigan, Missouri, Ohio |
4 |
|
Northeast |
New York |
2 |
|
International/US Territory |
Saudi Arabia, Taipei, Northern Mariana Islands |
3 |
¹These positions are year-long bar-required fellowship positions with a minimum salary of $47,500. The legal settings include the National Center for Youth Law, Mississippi Center for Justice, Yolo County Public Defender, California Environmental Law & Policy Center, Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies, UC Davis Office of Campus Counsel, UC Davis Health Systems, UC Davis Audit & Management Advisory Services, UC Davis Policy & Compliance Department, and UC Davis Employee and Labor Relations.