University of Detroit Mercy School of Law 2021 graduate employment rate surpasses the national average for the second year in a row. Graduates secured employment in a variety of positions, including at top law firms, in competitive judicial clerkships, and in government, business, and public interest organizations.
Each year, Detroit Mercy Law supports graduates with securing employment and is required to report the employment outcomes of graduates as of ten months following graduation to the American Bar Association (ABA). For the graduating class of 2021, Detroit Mercy Law surpassed the national average for securing full-time, long-term legal employment. According to the ABA employment summary, 88 percent of 2021 Detroit Mercy Law graduates secured full-time, long-term legal employment, compared to 83 percent of 2021 law graduates nationwide. The graduating class of 2021 secured an overall employment rate of 90 percent in legal positions.
The Detroit Mercy Law employment outcomes include graduates of the Canadian & American Dual JD Program, offered in partnership with University of Windsor Faculty of Law. Detroit Mercy Law is the only ABA-accredited law school that offers a three-year, cross-border, comparative Dual JD program in which graduates earn both a U.S. and Canadian JD and are eligible to pursue licensure in both the U.S. and Canada.
Graduates pursuing licensure in Canada are required to complete post-graduation experiential training, which is similar to an apprenticeship, before they are admitted to practice law. Of the 2021 Detroit Mercy Law and Windsor Law Dual JD graduates, 97 percent secured articling, Law Practice Program, or attorney positions.
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