The Law School has much to offer but one of our strongest attributes is our ability to maximize Michigan Law students' and graduates' career potential. The Office of Career Services is committed to helping students and graduates obtain their career dreams -- whether their aspirations lead them to private practice, public interest, or government service; academia or judicial clerkships; East Coast, West Coast, abroad, or somewhere in between. Michigan Law's perennial position as one of the premier law schools in the country ensures that our graduates are able to secure employment in the geographic location of their choice. Indeed, over 90 percent secure employment outside of Michigan.
Michigan is among the top law schools in placing the largest percentage of graduates in the most prestigious national law firms. Michigan Law has long enjoyed renown as a launching pad to the nation's premier private law firms, most competitive judicial clerkships, and coveted academic positions. In addition, consider this sampling of recent non-firm placements:
International organizations
Global Aids Awareness NGO; the World Trade Organization; the United Nations World Food Programme; and the AIRE Centre in London.
Government opportunities
The Department of Justice - numerous divisions; Securities and Exchange Commission; NYC Corporation Counsel; U.S. State Department, Office of Legal Adviser; Federal Trade Commission; Department of Housing and Urban Development; Environmental Protection Agency; numerous district attorney's offices, including the Manhattan D.A.; numerous public defender offices, including federal defenders; numerous legal aid offices, including Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago; National Labor Relations Board; Attorney General's Offices throughout the United States; U.S. House of Representatives Office of Legislative Counsel; Equal Employment Opportunities Commission; U.S. Department of Defense; and JAG throughout the armed services.
Clerkships
United States Supreme Court; federal, state, appellate, and trial court clerkships in 36 states and the District of Columbia.
Corporations
Goldman, Sachs; McKinsey & Company; Sprint; Solomon Smith Barney; Plante Moran; and Ernst & Young.
Academia
Law faculty teaching at Harvard, NYU, University of California-Davis, University of Chicago, Emory, and the University of Michigan, among others.
Our 2008 graduates (the most recent information available) enjoyed a 99.80 percent employment rate while our first- and second-year students found employment in over 40 states and abroad. American Lawyer Top 100 firms, the American Lawyer Global 100 firms, and the American Lawyer list of Best Places to Work firms visit the Law School throughout the academic year and request resumes of Michigan Law students. Not surprisingly, Michigan Law graduates hold leadership positions in the top firms throughout the country. The bottom line: at Michigan, students and graduates have extraordinary and diverse career opportunities with unparalleled geographic flexibility.
Office of Career Services
210 Hutchins Hall
625 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
Phone: 734.764.0546
Fax: 734.764.5228
E-mail: lawcareers@umich.edu