The law school is proud of all its graduates and is enriched by their many different career choices. Our graduates feature prominently both in and outside the legal profession and are leading figures in judicial, political and academic circles in Canada and internationally.
Our students enjoy an excellent success rate in securing summer positions with Canadian law firms, including full-service firms, boutique firms, government agencies, and other organizations. Each year, 94% or more of graduating students seeking an articling position have secured one by June.
2017-2023 Recent Graduate Articling and Other Employment Data
University of Toronto Post-Graduate Employment| | Class of 2023 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2021 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 |
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| Total Graduates | 229 | 212 | 211 | 197 | 220 | 214 | 204 |
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| Positions Secured at Graduation | 217 | 199 | 199 | 188 | 205 | 196 | 185 |
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| Seeking Positions at Graduation | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| Other Plans (e.g. further study, non-legal employment) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
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| No response | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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Employment Types of Employed Graduates| | Class of 2023 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2021 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 |
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| Clerkship | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 6.5% |
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| Government and Public Interest | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.2% | 11% | 14% | 12.75% | 12.9% |
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| Private Practice | 83.0% | 83.5% | 84.2% | 84% | 79.5% | 80.1% | 80.1% |
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| Law Practice Program** | 0.5% | 0.5% | - | - | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Practice Areas of Employed Graduates| | Class of 2023 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2021 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 |
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| Clerkship | 5.5% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 6.5% |
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| Government and Public Interest | 11% | 11.0% | 11.2% | 11% | 14% | 12.75% | 12.9% |
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| Private Practice |
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| In-house Counsel | 2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1% | 1% | 1.5% | 2.7% |
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| Full Service Firm | 58.5% | 60.0% | 62.8% | 57.4% | 57% | 53.5% | 58.6% |
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| Aboriginal / Indigenous | 0.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Business | 2.5% | - | 2.1% | 1.5% | 4% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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| Criminal | 0.5% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
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| Family | 1.0% | 3.0% | 1% | 2.1% | 2% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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| Immigration | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | - | 2.7% |
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| Intellectual Property | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 3.1% | 0.5% |
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| Labour and Employment | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 3% | 4% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
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| Litigation | 5.5% | 8.5% | 5.1% | 7% | 3% | 3.1% | 3.2% |
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| Real Estate | - | 1.0% | - | - | 0.5% | - | - |
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| Tax | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 3% | 1.5% | 1% | - |
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| Other Practice Area | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 3% | 1% | - | 1.6% |
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| Law Practice Program | 0.5% | 0.5% | - | - | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
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Geographic Destinations of University of Toronto Law Graduates| | Class of 2023 | Class of 2022 | Class of 2021 | Class of 2020 | Class of 2019 | Class of 2018 | Class of 2017 |
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| Alberta | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3% | 1% | 3.1% | 1.1% |
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| British Columbia | 3.0% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 6.5% |
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| Ontario |
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| Toronto | 67% | 71.6% | 73.7% | 78.5% | 84% | 77.6% | 75.8% |
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| Ottawa | 2% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 3% | 2% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
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| Other | 5% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 3% | 1% | 3.7% |
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| New York City | 18% | 16.4% | 13.6% | 9.5% | 8% | 8.7% | 10.8% |
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| Other | 2.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2% | 0.5% | 1% | 1.1% |
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*The vast majority of student responses were obtained prior to graduation. To maximize response rates, the Career Development Office sought responses from non-responders for a sustained period after graduation.
**The Law Practice Program (LPP) was introduced by the Law Society of Ontario in September 2014 as an alternative to the traditional articling program. Students who selected the LPP are included in the post-graduate employment statistics as “other” rather than “position secured”; however, for clarity, they are listed in Employment Types and Practice Areas tables.
2017-2023 2L Summer Employment Data
University of Toronto 2L Summer Employment Data| | Summer 2023 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2021 | Summer 2020 | Summer 2019 | Summer 2018 | Summer 2017 |
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| Total Number of Students Finishing 2nd Year Law | 218 | 228 | 226 | 217 | 198 | 228 | 225 |
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| Number of Students with Summer Employment Plans Confirmed | 204 (100%)* | 216 (99%)* | 218 (99%)* | 199
(97.5%)* | 186
(98%)* | 201
(93.5%)* | 194 (97.5%)* |
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| Number of Students with Other Confirmed Plans** | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
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| No response | 14 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
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| No position at time of data collection | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
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* Percentage based on number of students who responded.
** Other includes travel, study, volunteering and non-employment related data.
Employment Types of Employed Students (Among Respondents)| | Summer 2023 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2021 | Summer 2020 | Summer 2019 | Summer 2018 | Summer 2017 |
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| Faculty | 4% | 5% | 12% | 14% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 9.3% |
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| Government | 7% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 9% | 9.95% | 8.8% |
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| Private Practice | 81% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 78% | 73.5% | 73.7% |
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| Public Interest and Other* | 8% | 12% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 6.5% | 8.2% |
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*Other includes in-house and non-legal summer employment .
