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Employment Statistics

Employment Statistics

The Career Development Office at Drake Law School understands that career paths are constantly changing and that career development is an ongoing, lifelong process.

The office not only works with students and alumni to see their careers launched at graduation, it also assists them through the changing landscapes of career moves, promotions, judicial appointments and service in public office, as well as opportunities outside the legal profession.


Greater Des Moines was recently named 7th Best Place for Business and Careers by Forbes.

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Nine Months After Graduation
  Employed & Graduate School = 96.8%
      100% reporting rate

Geographic Distribution for 2008 Graduates

Region States Percentage
NW Central IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD 70.3%
NE Central IL, IN, MI, OH, WI 11.0%
Mountain AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY 7.6%
Pacific AK, CA, HI, OR, WA 4.2%
South Atlantic DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV 4.2%
Mid-Atlantic NJ, NY, PA 0.8%
SW Central AR, LA, OK, TX 1.7%
Rounded Total 100%