Office of career Planning & Professional Development
Whether you’re a student searching for internships or post-graduate employment opportunities, an employer seeking well-qualified candidates to fulfill your hiring needs, or an alumnus contemplating a lateral move, the Office of Career Planning and Professional Development is ready to help you achieve your goals. Please click on the appropriate menu option on the right to find out more about our services.
Who We Are:
Contact the Office of Career Planning:
- Address: 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 101, Champaign, IL 61820
- Phone: 217.333.2961
- Fax: 217.244.5734
- Email: career@law.illinois.edu
- Map & Directions (pdf)
Hours:
- Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.- Noon and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Facts & Stats
Within nine months of graduation, 98% of the members of the Class of 2008 seeking employment were employed.
The starting salary range was $48,000 to $160,000. 93% of the class passed the Bar Exam on their first attempt.
Positions by Geographic Location
| New England | .05% |
| Mid-Atlantic | 3.7% |
| East North Central | 68.4% |
| West North Central | 3.7% |
| South Atlantic | 12.3% |
| East South Central | 1.1% |
| West South Central | 1.6% |
| Mountain | 2.7% |
| Pacific | 4.8% |
| Foreign Countries | 1.1% |
Nature of Employment
| Private practice | 51% |
| Business | 19% |
| Government and public interest | 11% |
| Judicial clerkships | 9% |
| Academic | 4% |
