University of South Carolina: 2012 ABA 509 Report

University of South Carolina

Public school

Columbia, SC

Website

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	159	2	19	0	180
J.D. advantage	13	0	0	0	13
Professional	1	0	0	1	2
Non-professional	1	0	0	0	1
Unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	174	2	19	1	196
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					3
Unemployed - deferred start date					0
Unemployed - not seeking					1
Unemployed - seeking					19
Employment status unknown					7
Non-employed total					30
Total graduates					226

School-funded jobs

	Long-term full-time	Total
Bar passage required	0	0
J.D. advantage	1	1
Professional	0	0
Non-professional	0	0
Total law school funded	1	1

Employer type

	Long-term full-time	Long-term part-time	Short-term full-time	Short-term part-time	Total
Law Firms
Solo	2	1	0	0	3
2-10 attorneys	32	1	0	0	33
11-25 attorneys	14	0	0	0	14
26-50 attorneys	4	0	0	0	4
51-100 attorneys	3	0	0	0	3
101-250 attorneys	7	0	0	0	7
251-500 attorneys	5	0	1	0	6
501+ attorneys	6	0	0	0	6
Size unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Business & industry	20	0	17	0	37
Government	27	0	0	0	27
Public interest	10	0	0	0	10
Clerkships
Federal	6	0	0	0	6
State & local	37	0	1	0	38
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Education	1	0	0	1	2
Employer type unknown	0	0	0	0	0
Employed total	174	2	19	1	196
Non-employed
Pursuing graduate degree full-time					3
Unemployed - deferred start date					0
Unemployed - not seeking					1
Unemployed - seeking					19
Employment status unknown					7
Non-employed total					30
Total graduates					226

Employment location

	State	Total
# Employed in foreign countries		1
Non-employed total		30

This page has been formatted to match the ABA's placement summaries, with minor language and stylistic tweaks for clarity. To view South Carolina's ABA placement chart, please visit the ABA's website. From time to time, schools update data when they learn more. When possible, we use the most up-to-date data available.