Graduate Employment Survey 2022

Graduate Employment Survey 2022

The School of Law collects graduate employment information as part of its accreditation requirements with the American Bar Association. By providing this information, you are helping us fulfill our reporting obligations to the ABA and confirming your investment in the next generation of law students by providing them with access to accurate employment outcome information to help them to assess their law school options.

In addition, the information requested below is used by the National Association for Law Placement and US News & World Report to analyze employment outcomes across different law schools, demographics, and geographies. As such, sharing the demographic information below is optional, but we encourage you to do so.

If you are unsure how to answer any of the questions, please call our office at 803-777-8479 and we will be happy to assist.

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Veteran Status
Were you a transfer student?
LGBTQ Status
I identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and/or Queer (LGBTQ)
Gender 1
Please select the best fitting choice based on how you describe yourself.
Gender 2
Please select the best fitting choice based on how you describe yourself.
Race/Ethnicity (Choose up to 2)
Disability
What is the highest level of education completed by either of your parents or the people who raised you?
Do either of your parents (or the people who raised you) have a JD?

POST-GRADUATE PLANS

What are your post-graduate plans? *
Did you accept the offer to matriculate to this program: *
What is your current employment status? *
Please select your top 4 practice areas of interest *
Are you employed in any law, or non-law, positions? *
If you are not employed, are you volunteering? *

POSITION INFORMATION

Will you be working 35+ hours per week? *
Even though you may start before you have bar results, does this position: *
From the employer's perspective, will you be in this position for the *
When did you receive the employment OFFER *
Are you seeking a position other than this one? *

EMPLOYER INFORMATION

This should be the location of the office in which you will be working.
This information is reported in the aggregate to US News & World Report and is used by NALP in analyzing salary trends across a variety of sectors and demographics.
If you are unsure, please select the first day of the month you anticipate starting employment.
Type of law firm job *
Is this a public interest law firm? *
Level of government *
Type of government job *
From the perspective of the service branch you have joined, have you entered into an irrevocable commitment to fulfill your service obligation (i.e., taken the oath of service.)? *
Public interest or nonprofit *
Type of business/industry employer *
Type of business/industry job *
Type of education employer *
Type of education job *
How did you initially make contact with this employer? *
Did you accept a permanent job from a previous employer? *