Expanded Career Opportunities
Detroit Mercy Law students and graduates secure positions with law firms, the judiciary, businesses, government, and public interest organizations across the US and Canada.
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Large Law Firms
Graduates secure positions with large law firms, often prior to graduation through on-campus interviews in partnership with the Career Services Office. Students typically interview the summer before their second year of law school, work as a summer associate between their second and third years of law school, and join the firm as an associate the following year.
Jack Cronyn '24, Associate Attorney, Dickinson Wright, Detroit, MI
Colleen Williams '24, Articling Student, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto, ON
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Small & Mid-Size Law Firms
Many law school graduates nationally and from Detroit Mercy Law work in small and mid-size law firms. Many of these employers hire students and graduates through on-campus interviews and job postings in partnership with the Career Services Office.
Guy Brenner '24, Litigation Associate, Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, New York, NY
Christin DewBerry '24, Personal Injury Associate, Ven Johnson Law, Detroit, MI
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Judicial Clerkships
Students and graduates secure prestigious judicial internships and clerkships at both the state and federal levels.
Alexandra Ing '24, Judicial Law Clerk, Superior Court of Justice, Ottawa, ON
Shelby Struble '24, Judicial Law Clerk, US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit, MI
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Business & Industry
Graduates secure high-level positions outside of the traditional law practice.
Dylan Bressler '24, Tax Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Detroit, MI
Liza Kazimi '24, Associate General Counsel, Schuler North America, Canton, MI
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Government
Graduates continue the tradition of service in government positions at the local, state, and national levels.
Christina Sutrov '24, Prosecutor, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Honolulu, HI
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Public Interest
Graduates serve their communities in public interest positions.
Michael Mojica '24, Staff Attorney, Neighborhood Defender Service, Detroit, MI
Nicholas Carroll '24, Staff Attorney, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, Detroit, MI
Build Career-Launching Connections
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Alumni Working Around the Globe
While many students choose Detroit Mercy Law because they want to work in the Detroit area, our connections extend far beyond the city. Our 9000+ alumni work throughout the State of Michigan, in major legal markets throughout the US and Canada, and in other countries.
Class of 2024 Employment Outcomes
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The Detroit Mercy Law graduating class of 2024 secured an overall employment rate of 93% in legal and professional positions.
Each year, Detroit Mercy Law supports graduates with securing employment and is required to report the employment outcomes of graduates as of ten months following graduation to the American Bar Association (ABA). The Detroit Mercy Law graduating class of 2024 secured an overall employment rate of 93 percent in legal and professional positions throughout the US and Canada. Employment Summary Report, 2024
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The Detroit Mercy Law employment outcomes include graduates of the Canadian & American Dual JD Program.
For the 2024 Dual JD graduates, 99 percent secured articling or other legal employment throughout the US and Canada. The Dual JD program is the only program of its kind in North America in which students earn two law degrees in three years. Graduates earn a JD from both Detroit Mercy Law and Windsor Law and graduate eligible to be licensed in both the US and Canada. Graduates pursuing licensure in Canada must complete a post-graduation experiential training, similar to an apprenticeship, through articling or the Law Practice Program, before they are admitted to practice law. Learn more about the Canadian & American Dual JD Program