Boston University: 2014 ABA 509 Report | Law School Transparency

Boston University

Private school

Boston, MA

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Job Score

Job type

Employed	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Bar passage required	179	2	6	9	196
J.D. advantage	18	0	2	0	20
Professional	2	0	0	2	4
Non-professional	0	0	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	199	2	8	11	220
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					9
Unemployed - deferred start date					5
Unemployed - not seeking					0
Unemployed - seeking					11
Employment status unknown					1
Non-employed total					26
Total graduates					246

School-funded jobs

	Long-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Bar passage required	12	8	20
J.D. advantage	0	0	0
Professional	0	0	0
Non-professional	0	0	0
Total law school funded	12	8	20

Employer type

	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Law Firms
Solo	0	0	0	0	0
2-10 attorneys	13	2	0	0	15
11-25 attorneys	7	0	0	0	7
26-50 attorneys	4	0	1	0	5
51-100 attorneys	8	0	0	0	8
101-250 attorneys	6	0	0	0	6
251-500 attorneys	18	0	0	1	19
501+ attorneys	61	0	0	0	61
Size unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Business & industry	27	0	5	2	34
Government	30	0	1	3	34
Public interest	14	0	0	5	19
Clerkships
Federal	4	0	0	0	4
State & local	6	0	1	0	7
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Education	1	0	0	0	1
Employer type unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	199	2	8	11	220
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					9
Unemployed - deferred start date					5
Unemployed - not seeking					0
Unemployed - seeking					11
Employment status unknown					1
Non-employed total					26
Total graduates					246

Employment location

	State	Total
# Employed in foreign countries		8
Non-employed total		26

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