In compliance with the American Bar Association Standard 509, the data below is provided to assist prospective law students in making an informed decision regarding where to attend law school. The University of Houston Law Center (UHLC) maintains timely and accurate documentation of graduate employment data and timely reports this employment data to the American Bar Association (ABA), the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), and US News & World Report. Data sets for each year cover the employment status of December, May, and August graduates and report the employment status of those graduates as of March 15th of the following year.
These employment statistics also assist students, graduates, and employers with identifying projected employment outcomes, including employment status, employment type, employment location, and annual salary. Please see the ABA and NALP employment summary reports below for the most recent graduating classes. ABA employment reporting instructions may be found here. NALP employment reporting instructions may be found here.
ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2022
ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2021
NALP Salary Information for the Class of 2021
ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2020*
NALP Salary Information for the Class of 2020
*Please note: Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more challenging for graduates to secure employment by 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 www.abarequireddisclosures.org.
ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2019
NALP Salary Information for the Class of 2019
Please see below for a breakdown of the job types for the Class of 2019. (Note: These numbers have been rounded to whole numbers to get to 100% and are based on data submitted to the ABA.)
ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2018
NALP Salary Information for the Class of 2018
Please see below for a breakdown of the job types for the Class of 2018. (Note: These numbers have been rounded to whole numbers to get to 100% and are based on data submitted to the ABA.)
ABA Employment Summary for the Class of 2017
NALP Salary Information for the Class of 2017
Please see below for a breakdown of the job types for the Class of 2017. (Note: These numbers have been rounded to whole numbers to get to 100% and are based on data submitted to the ABA.)
