Two Years Prior

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW

ABA EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY REPORT FOR THE CLASS OF 2021

Additional employment outcome data for the Class of 2021 1

Class of 2021 Employment Summary

Number

Percentage

Employed

183

 91%

Employed with start date after March 15, 2022

1

 0.5%

Enrolled in advanced degree program

1

 0.5%

Seeking work

8

 4.0 %

Not seeking work

5

 2.5%

Unknown employment status

3

 1.5%

Class Total 201 100%
Employment Status Total Full Time
Long Term
Full Time
Short Term
Part Time
Long Term
Part Time
Short Term

Bar admission required/anticipated

167

163

0

4

0

J.D. advantage

15

12

1

0

2

Professional other

0

0

0

0

0

Non-professional other

1

0

0

0

1

Unknown

0

0

0

0

0

Salary Data for Graduates Employed in the Private Sector

Salaries

Median starting salary

130,000

75th percentile salary

205,000

25th percentile salary

95,500

Number/percentage employed full-time in private sector reporting salary

89/112 79%

Private Sector Salaries by Law Firm Size

25th
Percentile

Median
Salary

75th
Percentile

Number

Number Reporting
Salary

Solo

0

0

0

0

0

2-10

66,000

76,000

100,000

27

 13

11-25

84,000

84,500

104,500

11

 6

26-50

87,000

110,000

120,000

11

11

51-100

90,000

100,000

100,000

7

5

101-250

95,000

113,000

130,000

10

 7

251-500 100,000 125,000 162,500 5 5

501+

190,000

205,000

215,000

43

 43

Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Public Interest

Salaries

Median starting salary

64,500

75th percentile salary

70,560

25th percentile salary

55,000

Number/percentage employed full-time in public interest reporting salary

19/22 86%

Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Government/Military

Salaries

Median starting salary

68,780

75th percentile salary

80,000

25th percentile salary

61,484

Number/percentage employed full-time in government/military reporting salary

12/14 86%

Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Judicial Clerkships

Salaries

Median starting salary

73,067

75th percentile salary

80,000

25th percentile salary

70.000

Number/percentage employed full-time in judicial clerkships reporting salary

10/11 91%

Salary Data for Graduates Employed in Business/Industry

Salaries

Median starting salary

85,000

75th percentile salary

87,500

25th percentile salary

75,000

Number/percentage employed full-time in business/industry reporting salary

5/10 50%

Type of Employment Number Full Time
Long Term
Full Time
Short Term
Part Time
Long Term
Part Time
Short Term
Law Firm          
   Solo 0 0 0 0 0
   2-10 attorneys 27 25 0 2 0
   11-25 attorneys 11 11 0 0 0
   26-50 attorneys 11 11 0 0 0
   51-100 attorneys 7 7 0 0 0
   101-250 attorneys 10 10 0 0 0
   251-500 attorneys 5 5 0 0 0
   500+ attorneys 43 43 0 0 0

   Firm size unknown

0

0

0

0

0

Business & Industry

13

10

1

1

1

Government/Military

14

14

0

0

0

Public Interest

22

21

0

1

0

Federal Judicial Clerkship

5

5

0

0

0

State Judicial Clerkship

6

6

0

0

0

Education

9

7

0

0

2

Unknown employer type

0

0

0

0

0

Total

183

175

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

170

1

4

1

Law School/University Funded

5

0

0

2

Total

175

1

4

3

Region

States

Number

West

Alaska, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico

 166

Midwest

Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin

  5

Northeast

Massachusetts, New York, Vermont

  4

South

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Virginia

  7

International/US Territory

United Kingdom

  1

 

  • 1Per Interpretation 509-2 of Standard 509, law schools may choose to publicize additional employment outcome data beyond what the Employment Protocols require. This additional data, per Standard 509, must be “complete, accurate, and not misleading to a reasonable law school student or applicant.” Law schools are expected to use “due diligence in obtaining and verifying such information.” The following additional employment outcome data has not been, and will not be, audited by the ABA. It is meant to supplement the annual ABA Employment Summary Report, which reflects the employment status of members of each graduating class as of the annual Graduate Employment Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School or at http://abarequireddisclosures.org/