Career Services—Prospective Students

Where can I go with a law degree from UM?

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Employment Rate vs.
National Employment Rate

A degree from UM Law equips you to take advantage of the world of opportunities awaiting today's law graduate. Our recent employment rates confirm the employability of our graduates: more than 91 percent of our graduates from the classes of 1995 - 2007 reported being employed or enrolled in an advanced-degree program within six months of graduation.

You can take comfort in knowing UM Law prepares its students for practice. Our Montana Bar passage rate is better than 94 percent on the first attempt. Also, we use an extensive network of loyal grads who turn first to UM Law when they hire interns, clerks, and associates.

UM Law is distinguished by its many graduates accepting judicial clerkships. Each year, our graduates clerk for federal district court judges, justices of the Montana Supreme Court, state court judges, and often for judges of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. These judicial clerkships provide invaluable experience for our graduates contemplating careers in teaching law or private practice.

A UM Law degree does not limit you to practice in Montana. Our curriculum is national in scope and our graduates are prepared to practice anywhere in the country. Every year, many of our graduates accept employment positions out of Montana. Our integration of theory and practice emphasizes the skills essential to practice successfully, rather than the details of a particular state's law. Because our faculty have degrees from a variety of prestigious universities and many have practiced outside Montana, we remain a law school with a national vision.

Some of our graduates pursue employment outside the law firm/clerkship mold. Over the years, our graduates have been employed by state, local and national governments. Other graduates have been employed by Indian tribes—a growing market as tribes expand their functions as sovereign governments. Still others choose careers in public-interest law or public service.