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Vanderbilt’s 7,900 alumni live and practice in 49 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories and in  25 foreign nations.

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Career Services at Vanderbilt Law School

Vanderbilt Law School’s Career Services program excels in placing our well-trained lawyers in public- and private-sector positions at law firms, government offices and organizations throughout the United States. Vanderbilt’s national reputation affords our graduates a wide array of geographic options as well as professional opportunities within and beyond the practice of law. And Vanderbilt’s students are in high demand for their outstanding legal training, combined with the interpersonal and other important professional skills they develop during law school.

Fast Facts about Vanderbilt’s Career Services Program

  • 99% of 2009 graduates accepted jobs before graduation.
  • 21 members of the Class of 2009 accepted judicial clerkships.
  • 2009 graduates took positions in 24 states, D.C., and in 2 foreign countries.
  • Virtually all of our graduates are employed within six months after graduation.
  • During summer 2009, Vanderbilt law students worked in 34 states and D.C., and in 11 foreign countries.

Class of 2009 Employment at Graduation by Areas of Practice

  • Law firms 67.6%
  • Judicial clerkships 11.2%
  • Business 2.1%
  • Government 6.4%
  • Public interest 8.5%
  • Continuing education 4.2%

Class of 2009 Employment at Graduation by Geography

  • Northeast 26.6%
  • West/Southwest 14.4%
  • South 43.0%
  • International 2.7%
  • Midwest 13.3%
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