April 23, 2012
In the Media
1 in 5 Law School Grads Find Jobs at Small Firms, ABA
Reports
By Laura Haring
New York Law Journal
April 23, 2012
“ …. 28 percent of 2010 graduates from St. John's University School
of Law went to small firms, with 78 percent of those students
employed by firms with fewer than 10 lawyers.”
"These are employers that don't have the luxury of large training
programs or staffing cases with multiple attorneys," said Larry
Cunningham, associate dean for student services at St. John's. "One
of our strengths is our commitment to producing graduates able to
practice law from day one."
About 16 percent of graduates from St. John's also are employed in
short- and long-term positions in the business and industry
sectors. Noting that St. John's graduates are working as in-house
counsel as well as in the financial services and investment fields,
Cunningham said he believes more law schools will see students
entering these sectors as "students think more broadly in what they
can do with a law degree."