Employment Statistics

Northeastern University School of Law graduates use the skills, self-awareness, professional confidence and contacts they have gained in their co-op and classroom experiences to work in every practice setting, in virtually all areas of the law, and in locations as close to home as Boston and as far away as China and Bolivia.

The employment statistics for the class of 2011 are impressive. This information reflects employment status as of February 15, 2012, and includes full-time, part-time, short and long-term, legal and non-legal positions.

Class of 2011 Highlights

Co-op is working: 39% of graduates accepted long-term positions with a former co-op employer

NUSL graduates commitment to social justice is stronger than ever:

25% of our graduates accepted public interest positions with legal services offices, public defender agencies, advocacy groups and unions
Eight graduates received prestigious public interest fellowships. These include: AmeriCorps (Mental Health Legal Advisors), Public Defender Corps-(Philadelphia PD-Juvenile Division), Reproductive Justice Fellowship ( MALDEF), Martin Luther King, Jr (Pennsylvania Legal Aid), Parmet Fellowship (Health Law Advocates), Equal Justice Works (Casa Myrna Vasquez), Skadden (Medical Legal Partnership) and Ford Foundation (PHRGE)
Several graduates originally funded through the law school’s bridge fellowship program are now working in full-time public interest positions with their host organization.

NUSL graduates are highly successful in securing positions in the private sector: 47% of the class is employed in law firms and businesses.

These numbers tell a story of success in quantitative terms, but to appreciate the breadth and depth of our graduates' work, we encourage you to read about their careers in our law school's magazine and to contact the Office of Career Services.