ABA-accredited law schools are required to collect annual employment statistics from the most recently graduated class. The PCDC is responsible for surveying and securing employment information which is self-reported by individual graduates. Aggregate data at nine months post-graduation is then reported to the ABA and compiled by NALP (The Association for Legal Career Professionals) for national statistical reports.

To view the OCU LAW NALP Summary Report for the Class of 2010, please click here.

This class was comprised of 159 December 2009/May 2010 graduates, with known employment status of 100%. Salaries are dependent upon the geographic legal market and type of employer. There is a direct relationship between the size of the city and/or employer and the salary, i.e. the larger the market or the employer, the higher the salary will be. Students need to be aware of market and employer differences. 

Employment opportunities for OCU LAW students and graduates span the entire spectrum of practice and geographic areas. Most OCU LAW graduates are employed within nine months of graduation. Each year our graduates secure employment in approximately 20 to 25 states, two-thirds of which represent states other than their home states. The specific states vary from year to year.

First and second-year students also are successful in securing summer employment in states beyond Oklahoma. OCU LAW alumni practice law in nearly every state. Geographic areas chosen by recent graduates have shown steady diversification. The largest percentage locate in the West South Central region, followed by the West North Central and South Atlantic regions, with virtually equal numbers locating in the Mid Atlantic, Midwest and West/Southwest. Major cities attract 70 to 80 percent of all graduates.

Percentage Employed Within All Employer Types
(OCU LAW / National Aggregate)