SMU Dedman School of Law graduates work in every sector of the legal profession – private practice, business, government, judiciary, public service and academia -- as well as in non-legal careers where a law degree is substantially valued. The Office of Career Services strives to collect, analyze and report complete and accurate employment and salary information of our graduates. All SMU Dedman Law graduates complete a standard Employment Report and Salary Survey and aggregate data is reported to meet the current reporting requirements of the American Bar Association (ABA) and the National Association for Law Placement (NALP).
The charts below show the numbers of SMU Dedman Law graduates in various employment sectors nine months after graduation. This information is reported annually to the ABA and to NALP.