Employment Data

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This map shows where Wake Forest University School of Law graduates were employed (class of 2018-2023) ten months after graduation.

Additionally, graduates from these classes were employed internationally as follows: 7 in China, 1 in Japan, 1 in Switzerland, and 1 in the United Kingdom.

Map of the USA with 37 states in different shades of brown. A darker shade represents more graduates employed. North Carolina, New York, Washington DC, and Florida have the darkest shades.

Employment Outcomes

Summer Employment

Employment Outcomes

Please note that the following employment outcomes contain statistics gathered at 10 months after graduation.

Class of 2023

Class of 2023 NALP Employment Summary Report
Class of 2023 ABA Employment Summary Report (category definitions can be found here)

Employment Status	Full Time Long Term	Full Time Short Term	Part Time Long Term	Part Time Short Term	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	82	0	0	1	83
Employed – JD Advantage	6	0	0	0	6
Employed – Professional Position	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Law School/University Funded	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Other Position	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Undeterminable	0	0	0	0	0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies					0
Employed – Start Date Deferred					0
Unemployed – Not Seeking					0
Unemployed – Seeking					1
Employment Status Unknown					0
Total Graduates*					90

*Each graduate is counted only once in this section.

Employment Type	Total
Solo Law Firm	2
2 – 10 Person Law Firm	11
11 – 25 Person Law Firm	9
26 – 50 Person Law Firm	7
51 – 100 Person Law Firm	3
101 – 250 Person Law Firm	2
251 – 500 Person Law Firm	9
501+ Person Law Firm	22
Law Firm with Size Unknown	0
Business & industry	5
Government	5
Public Interest	4
Clerkships – Federal	3
Clerkships – State, Local, and Territorial	3
Clerkships – Tribal	0
Clerkships – International	0
Education	3
Employer Type Unknown	0
Total	88

Law School/University Funded Positions	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	0
Employed – J.D. Advantage	0
Employed – Professional Position	0
Employed – Other Position	0
Total Employed by Law School/University	0

Employment Location	State	Total
State – Largest Employment	North Carolina	42
State – 2nd Largest Employment	Florida	8
State – 3rd Largest Employment	District of Columbia	4

Previous Years

Employment Summary Reports

Class of 2022 NALP Employment Summary Report
Class of 2022 ABA Employment Summary Report (category definitions can be found here)

Employment Status

Employment Status	Full Time Long Term	Full Time Short Term	Part Time Long Term	Part Time Short Term	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	178	0	0	1	179
Employed – JD Advantage	16	0	0	0	16
Employed – Professional Position	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Law School/University Funded	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Other Position	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Undeterminable	0	0	0	0	0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies					3
Employed – Start Date Deferred					1
Unemployed – Not Seeking					0
Unemployed – Seeking					0
Employment Status Unknown					3
Total Graduates*					202

*Each graduate is counted only once in this section.

Employment Type

Employment Type	Total
Solo Law Firm	0
2 – 10 Person Law Firm	31
11 – 25 Person Law Firm	18
26 – 50 Person Law Firm	18
51 – 100 Person Law Firm	15
101 – 250 Person Law Firm	5
251 – 500 Person Law Firm	17
501+ Person Law Firm	35
Law Firm with Size Unknown	0
Business & industry	14
Government	13
Public Interest	12
Clerkships – Federal	7
Clerkships – State, Local, and Territorial	7
Clerkships – Tribal	0
Clerkships – International	0
Education	3
Employer Type Unknown	0
Total	195

Law School/University Funded Positions

Law School/University Funded Positions	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	0
Employed – J.D. Advantage	0
Employed – Professional Position	0
Employed – Other Position	0
Total Employed by Law School/University	0

Employment Locations

Employment Location	State	Total
State – Largest Employment	North Carolina	93
State – 2nd Largest Employment	Florida	14
State – 3rd Largest Employment	District of Columbia	10

Employment Summary Reports

Class of 2021 NALP Employment Summary Report
Class of 2021 ABA Employment Summary Report (category definitions can be found here)

Employment Status

Employment Status	Full Time Long Term	Full Time Short Term	Part Time Long Term	Part Time Short Term	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	150	0	1	0	151
Employed – JD Advantage	17	0	0	0	17
Employed – Professional Position	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Law School/University Funded	0	0	0	0	0
Employed – Other Position	1	0	0	0	1
Employed – Undeterminable	0	0	0	0	0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies					3
Employed – Start Date Deferred					0
Unemployed – Not Seeking					1
Unemployed – Seeking					0
Employment Status Unknown					0
Total Graduates*					173

*Each graduate is counted only once in this section.

Employment Type

Employment Type	Total
Solo Law Firm	1
2 – 10 Person Law Firm	22
11 – 25 Person Law Firm	13
26 – 50 Person Law Firm	15
51 – 100 Person Law Firm	11
101 – 250 Person Law Firm	13
251 – 500 Person Law Firm	6
501+ Person Law Firm	34
Law Firm with Size Unknown	0
Business & industry	21
Government	16
Public Interest	5
Clerkships – Federal	6
Clerkships – State, Local, and Territorial	6
Clerkships – Tribal	0
Clerkships – International	0
Education	0
Employer Type Unknown	0
Total	169

Law School/University Funded Positions

Law School/University Funded Positions	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	0
Employed – J.D. Advantage	0
Employed – Professional Position	0
Employed – Other Position	0
Total Employed by Law School/University	0

Employment Locations

Employment Location	State	Total
State – Largest Employment	North Carolina	81
State – 2nd Largest Employment	District of Columbia	12
State – 3rd Largest Employment	Florida	12

COVID-19 Disclaimer

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.

Employment Summary Reports

Class of 2020 NALP Employment Summary Report
Class of 2020 ABA Employment Summary Report (category definitions can be found here)

Employment Status

Employment Status	Full Time Long Term	Full Time Short Term	Part Time Long Term	Part Time Short Term	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	123	0	0	1	124
Employed – JD Advantage	17	0	1	0	18
Employed – Professional Position	1	0	0	0	1
Employed – Law School/University Funded	0	1	0	0	1
Employed – Other Position	0	1	0	0	1
Employed – Undeterminable	0	0	0	0	0
Enrolled in Graduate Studies					3
Employed – Start Date Deferred					2
Unemployed – Not Seeking					2
Unemployed – Seeking					0
Employment Status Unknown					0
Total Graduates*					152

*Each graduate is counted only once in this section.

Employment Type

Employment Type	Total
Solo Law Firm	0
2 – 10 Person Law Firm	24
11 – 25 Person Law Firm	11
26 – 50 Person Law Firm	9
51 – 100 Person Law Firm	6
101 – 250 Person Law Firm	13
251 – 500 Person Law Firm	12
501+ Person Law Firm	20
Law Firm with Size Unkown	0
Business & industry	21
Government	11
Public Interest	3
Clerkships – Federal	6
Clerkships – State, Local, and Territorial	8
Clerkships – Tribal	0
Clerkships – International	0
Education	1
Employer Type Unknown	0
Total	145

Law School/University Funded Positions

Law School/University Funded Positions	Total
Employed – Bar Passage Required	0
Employed – J.D. Advantage	1
Employed – Professional Position	0
Employed – Non-Professional Position	0
Total Employed by Law School/University	1

Employment Locations

Employment Location	State	Total
State – Largest Employment	North Carolina	77
State – 2nd Largest Employment	District of Columbia	12
State – 3rd Largest Employment	Florida	12
Employed in Foreign Countries		3

Summer Employment Statistics

During the summer of 2024, Wake Forest 1Ls and 2Ls took law-related summer positions in 30 locations in the US, as well as one foreign country.

Those locations included: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, ME, MD, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WI, and China.

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Employment Outcomes

Summer Employment