UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law ranks #6 in the nation and #1 in New England for securing law school graduates jobs on the open market, or in non-law school funded positions.
“Our graduates continue to be some of the most employable lawyers in the country,” said Dean Megan Carpenter. “Their drive coupled with mentorship from our expert faculty and experiences in class and in residencies make them clear standouts in the marketplace.”
96.7% of the class of 2019 was employed within 10 months of graduation. 80% of those graduates are working in jobs that require bar passage and 86% completed a legal residency, or a legal work experience, before graduating.
“You come to law school to get a job,” said Carpenter. “We prepare our students like no one else. Knowing how to interview, to make connections, and to demonstrate experience are skills that not only set students up for success now, but well into the future.”
UNH Franklin Pierce alumni practice law in more than 80 countries and direct policy and practice in governments, Am Law 100 firms, corporations, and non-profits. They serve in roles across industries including technology, health care, and public interest.
For more details on these numbers, please visit the school’s 2019 ABA Employment Summary Report and ABA Required Disclosures/Consumer Information. The percentages above were derived from the school’s 2019 ABA Employment Summary. The #6 in the nation and #1 in New England numbers are derived from the school’s 2019 ABA Employment Summary where numerator is the number of students employed in non-law school funded jobs and the denominator is the number of students in the class. Those numbers were compared to the US News & World Report 2021 Best Law Schools rankings.
About University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
Accredited by the American Bar Association, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and is ranked as one of the nation’s top 100 law schools and, for the 29th year in a row, a top 10 school for the study of intellectual property law.
