In what setting do Columbia Law School graduates typically work?
Columbia graduates truly inhabit the full spectrum of professional niches in the legal arena throughout their respective careers. Opportunities abound and our alumni routinely find that their Columbia J.D. degree opens any professional door of interest to them. 81% of Columbia’s Class of 2008 chose to join law firms of varying sizes and areas of practice immediately after earning their J.D. degree. Eleven percent of the Class of 2008 received federal clerkships throughout the country; 6% immediately entered public interest, government, or academic positions; and 2% entered the business sector. In addition, many Columbia Law graduates who begin their legal careers with judicial clerkships will often pursue positions in the public sector after successfully completing their clerkship experience.
