Five-Year Analysis by Employer Type
The statistics below are based on full-time, long-term employed graduates from the Classes of 2013-17 combined. Additionally, here is the list of the top hiring legal employers based on the number of graduates hired from the Texas Law.
Employer Type (All)
Employer Type
| Type | Percentage |
| Law Firms | 60% |
| Judicial Clerkships | 15% |
| Government | 11% |
| Business & Industry | 9% |
| Public Interest | 5% |
- Employers Hiring Texas Law Graduates 2013-17 – representative list of employers by state, as well as international countries, in the law firm, business and industry, government, public interest, judicial, and education sectors.
Law Firms
Law Firms
| Firm Size | Percentage |
| 501+ Attorneys | 50% |
| 251-500 Attorneys | 11% |
| 101-250 Attorneys | 5% |
| 51-100 Attorneys | 4% |
| 26-50 Attorneys | 6% |
| 11-25 Attorneys | 7% |
| 2-10 Attorneys | 16% |
| Solo Practitioner | 1% |
- Law Firms Hiring Texas Law Graduates 2013-17 – representative list of law firms alphabetically with those on the AM Law 100, which is a list of the top 100 grossing law firms in the United States as published by American Lawyer, noted.
Judicial Courts
Judicial Courts
| Court | Percentage |
| U.S. District Courts | 54% |
| U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals | 17% |
| State Supreme Courts | 19% |
| State Intermediate Courts | 7% |
| State District & County Courts | 2% |
| U.S. Courts of Limited Jurisdiction | 1% |
- Courts Hiring Texas Law Graduates 2013-19 Terms – list of federal, state, municipal, and international courts.
- Texas Law is one of the top law schools in the nation to place graduates on the U.S. Supreme Court. Our alumni have clerked for current SCOTUS justices including Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Justice Clarence Thomas.
- According to the Texas Law Alumni Association, more than 300 alumni currently sit on the bench.
Government Agencies
Government Agencies
| Agency | Percentage |
| State | 41% |
| District Attorneys/County | 38% |
| Federal | 21% |
Public Interest Organizations
Public Interest Organizations
| Organization Type | Percentage |
| Civil Legal Services | 64% |
| Policy/Advocacy Organizations | 23% |
| Community Organizations | 5% |
| Public Defender Offices | 5% |
| Other | 4% |