Overview of Career Services

Stanford Law prepares students to go wherever the law leads them, around the globe and into any of the countless fields law shapes, from economics to the environment, public policy to public service.

Career Services for Current Students

Opportunities for hands–on practice — from nine clinics to overseas externships — sharpen skills, cultivate perspective, and open students' eyes to the many possibilities beyond law school.

Career Services for Prospective Students

Stanford Law prepares students to go wherever the law leads them, around the globe and into any of the countless fields law shapes, from economics to the environment, public policy to public service.

Career Services for Alumni

Whether your plans involve practicing as an attorney at a firm, working in non-traditional legal careers, or pursuing employment outside of the law, the Office of Career Services is here to help!

Career Services for Employers

Stanford Law School offers year-round services to employers. Through the Office of Career Services, employers may register for Fall and Spring On Campus Interviews or Resume Collect, post jobs and reach out to students through program participation.

Graduate Facts

• Percentage of students placed in jobs within 9 months of graduation: 98%
• Percentage of Stanford Law graduates who take jobs outside California at graduation: 56%
• Locations where Stanford Law graduates can be found: 50 countries, 49 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam
• Median starting salary for a Stanford Law graduate in the class of 2005: $135K
• For graduates seeking public interest careers, percentage by which Stanford Law's average award exceeds peer loan forgiveness programs: 30%
• Number of consecutive years Stanford Law graduates have clerked on the U.S. Supreme Court: 34
• Stanford Law alumni lead and serve the top U.S. law firms. Among the Am Law 100, American Lawyer's definitive ranking of America's largest firms, 94 have a partner who graduated from Stanford Law; 100 employ Stanford alumni as attorneys.
• Of the 25 companies that currently employ Stanford Law alumni as general counsels, nearly half are high-tech leaders, including Google, Cisco, eBay, Qualcomm, Apple, and Genentech.
• With a zeal for pioneering and a Stanford Law education, female graduates have set remarkable precedents, including:
  
  
  • first U.S. Secretary of Education (Shirley Hufstedler '49),
  • first female appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court (Sandra Day O'Connor '52),
  • first female chair of national firm (Mary Cranston '75).