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SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY - Dallas, Texas

http://www.law.smu.edu/

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Areas of practice include both legal and non-legal positions: % of employed students with jobs in area

Private practice 70.53
Business and industry 12.08
Government 6.76
Judicial clerkship 7.73
Military 0.00%
Public interest organization 2.9
Education 0
Job category not identified 0.00%

% of students with known location who are in employment region

New England (CT,ME,MA,NH,RI,VT) 0.0%
Middle Atlantic (NJ,NY,PA) 2.55%
East North Central (IL,IN,MI,OH,WI) 0%
West North Central (IA,KS,MN,MO,NE,ND,SD) 0%
South Atlantic (DE,DC,FL,GA,MD,NC,SC,VA,WV) 1.53%
East South Central (AL,KY,MS,TN) 0%
West South Central (AR,LA,OK,TX) 95.92%
Mountain (AZ,CO,ID,MT,NV,NM,UT,WY) 0.0%
Pacific (AK,CA,HI,OR,WA) 0%
Non-US 0%
US Territories (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, etc.) 0%

JURISDICTIONS: List the ten jurisdictions (states and/or metropolitan areas) with the highest % of graduates from the most recent graduating class
For the class of 2021, 95.92% of the graduates work in Texas - Dallas and the DFW Metro Area, Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.