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Where can I go with a law degree from UM?
A degree from UM Law equips you to take advantage of the world of opportunities awaiting today's law graduate. Our recent statistics confirm the success of our graduates: an average of 92% of our graduates over the past three years are employed or enrolled in a graduate program within 6 months of graduation.
You can take comfort in knowing UM Law prepares its students for practice. Our Montana Bar passage rate is better than 90 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 valuable 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. Many of our students also attend LL.M programs following graduation, most notably in the area of taxation.
% Employed or Pursuing Graduate Degree Full Time
within six months of graduation
University of Montana National Statistics
School of Law
within six months of graduation within six months of graduation
90.5%. . . . . . 2010 90.5% . . . . . . . 2010
91.1%. . . . . . 2009 91.3% . . . . . . . 2009
93.4%. . . . . . 2008 92.3% . . . . . . . 2008
89.2% . . . . . . 2007 94.2% . . . . . . . 2007
97.1% . . . . . . 2006 93.0% . . . . . . . 2006
96.1% . . . . . . 2005 91.8% . . . . . . . 2005
89.6% . . . . . . 2004 91.4% . . . . . . . 2004
91.4% . . . . . . 2003 91.6% . . . . . . . 2003
88.6% . . . . . . 2002 91.4% . . . . . . . 2002
88.1% . . . . . . 2001 92.5% . . . . . . . 2001
98.6% . . . . . . 2000 93.6% . . . . . . . 2000
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