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.

 

2017-2022 Recent Graduate Articling and Other Employment Data

University of Toronto Post-Graduate Employment
 Class of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020Class of 2019Class of 2018Class of 2017
Total Graduates212211197 220 214204
Positions Secured at Graduation199199188205 196185
Seeking Positions at Graduation06 52 34
Other Plans (e.g. further study, non-legal employment)42 37 1011
No response941 6 54
Employment Types of Employed Graduates
 Class of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020Class of 2019Class of 2018Class of 2017
Clerkship5.0%4.6% 5%5% 7% 6.5%
Government and Public Interest12.0%11.2% 11% 14%12.75% 12.9%
Private Practice

82.5%

84.2% 84%79.5% 80.1% 80.1%
Law Practice Program**0.5%- - 1.5% 0.5%0.5%

 

Practice Areas of Employed Graduates
 Class of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020Class of 2019Class of 2018Class of 2017
Clerkship5.0%4.6%5%  5%7% 6.5%
Government and Public Interest12.0%11.2%11%  14%12.75% 12.9%
Private Practice
In-house Counsel0.5%1.5% 1%1%  1.5%2.7%
Full Service Firm55.5%62.8% 57.4%57%53.5%58.6%
Aboriginal / Indigenous-- -- --
Business-2.1% 1.5%4% 0.5%0.5%
Criminal3.5%2.6%1.5% 2%3.2%3.2%
Family3.0%1% 2.1%2% 1.6%1.6%
Immigration0.5%0.5% 1.5%1.5%  -2.7%
Intellectual Property2.0%2% 3% 2% 3.1%0.5%
Labour and Employment5.0%4.6%3% 4% 5.5%5.5%
Litigation8.5%5.1% 7%3%  3.1%3.2%
Real Estate1.0%- - 0.5% --
Tax2.0%0.5% 3% 1.5% 1%-
Other Practice Area 1.0%1.5% 3% 1% -1.6%
Law Practice Program0.5%- - 1.5% 0.5%0.5%
Geographic Destinations of University of Toronto Law Graduates
 Class of 2022Class of 2021Class of 2020Class of 2019Class of 2018Class of 2017
Alberta1.5%1.5% 3%1% 3.1%1.1%
British Columbia4.5%4.1% 2.5%1.5% 4.6%6.5%
Ontario
Toronto71.6%73.7% 78.5%84% 77.6%75.8%
Ottawa3.5%2.5% 3%2% 1.5%1.1%
Other 2.0%4.1% 1.5%3% 1%3.7%
New York City16.4%13.6%9.5% 8% 8.7%10.8%
Other0.5%0.5% 2%0.5% 1%1.1%

*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.

2017-2022 2L Summer Employment Data

University of Toronto 2L Summer Employment Data
 Summer 2022Summer 2021Summer 2020Summer 2019Summer 2018Summer 2017
Total Number of Students Finishing 2nd Year Law228226217  198 228225
Number of Students with Summer Employment Plans Confirmed

216    (99%)*

218    (99%)*199
(97.5%)*		186
(98%)*		 201
(93.5%)*		194 (97.5%)*
Number of Students with Other Confirmed Plans**01 2 4 52
No response105 11 5 824
No position at time of data collection22 5 3 145

* 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 2022Summer 2021Summer 2020Summer 2019Summer 2018Summer 2017
Faculty5%12% 14% 7.5%10.4%9.3%
Government8%7% 9%9% 9.95%8.8%
Private Practice

75%

70% 71%78% 73.5%73.7%
Public Interest and Other*

12%

11%6% 6% 6.5%8.2%

*Other includes in-house and non-legal summer employment .