Regent University School of Law is pleased to announce the highest employment percentage in the school’s history – landing at 96% for the class of 2020, according to the National Association for Law Placement 10-month employment calculation. Regent Law also ranked 22nd in the nation for judicial clerkships.
“Regent University School of Law has a proven record of producing practice-ready, purpose-driven attorneys who impact the world,” said Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, executive vice president for Academic Affairs at Regent University. “Achieving this record-breaking employment rate and judicial clerkship rate are extraordinary milestones for Regent Law and, more importantly, significant victories for our graduates.”
Of the class of 2020, 22.08% of graduates have secured judicial clerkships to date, ranking Regent 22nd in the nation for judicial clerkships. 51.85% of the 2020 honors graduates have secured judicial clerkships. Graduates in the class of 2020 hold positions at federal and state courts and other federal departments, including:
- United States Federal District Court
- United States Federal Court of Claims
- Virginia Supreme Court
- North Carolina Supreme Court
- Second Judicial District of Alaska
- United State Department of Justice, Honors Program
- United States Air Force JAG Corp.
2020 Graduates also secured positions at top law firms, including:
- Troutman Pepper
- Kaufman & Canoles
- Pierce McCoy
“Regent Law students receive the highest caliber of legal training to prepare them for successful careers in the legal profession,” said Mark Martin, dean of the Regent University School of Law and former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. “Reaching the highest employment rate in our history reflects the hard work of our students and the rigor of our program.”
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