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Every
year,
tens
of
thousands
of
students
enroll
in
law
school,
each
with
a
dream
in
their
hearts
of
saving
the
world.
Whatever
their
public-interest
cause
may
be,
only
a
select
few
will
go
on
to
accept
a
position
that
goes
hand-in-hand
with
their
do-gooder
career
goals.
Some
law
schools
are
better
than
others
when
it
comes
to
getting
their
graduates
a
leg
up
on
the
competition
for
one
of
these
coveted
jobs.
The
American
Bar
Association
recently
released
new
employment
data
for
the
Class
of
2023,
and
thanks
to
an
analysis
made
by
Reuters,
we
now
know
which
law
schools
sent
the
highest
percentage
of
graduates
into
government
and
public
interest
work.
Altogether,
11.1%
of
the
class
of
2023
went
into
government
jobs
(e.g.,
positions
with
local,
state,
and
federal
entities
as
well
as
the
military),
and
8.9%
found
public
interest
roles
(e.g.,
those
working
as
public
defenders,
on
behalf
of
labor
unions,
or
in
Legal
Services
Corp.-funded
jobs).
If
you’re
a
service-minded
future
lawyer,
these
are
the
employment
statistics
you
need
to
see.
Here
are
the
top
10
(technically
11
thanks
to
a
tie)
law
schools
on
the
list:
1.
CUNY:
55.34%
2.
UDC:
43.75%
3.
Albany:
36.36%
4.
Northern
Kentucky:
34.58%
5.
Buffalo:
33.12%
6.
Florida
A&M:
33.04%
7.
Cincinnati:
32.28%
8.
UC
Davis:
32.02%
8.
Wisconsin:
32.02%
9.
Penn
State
Dickinson:
32.00%
10.
Creighton:
31.97%
You
can
access
the
full
list
by
clicking
here.
Congratulations
to
all
of
these
schools
on
helping
their
graduates
secure
public
service
jobs.
Check
back
with
us
next
year
to
see
if
CUNY
is
able
to
maintain
its
place
as
a
pipeline
to
public
interest
work.
For
government
and
public
interest
jobs,
these
law
schools
are
tops
[Reuters]
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