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Career Information for Lawyers in California

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Fast Facts for Lawyers in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Merced, Bakersfield, and Visalia
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Francisco, Santa Ana, and San Diego

Salaries for Lawyers in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Jose, Santa Rosa, and San Francisco. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Lawyers in California are listed below.

Selected Law Schools in California

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Empire College
Santa Rosa

Offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in a variety of fields. Located in Santa Rosa, California.

  • Programs: Juris Doctor
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

Selected Online Schools for Lawyers in California

The University of Liverpool
Online

Offers graduate degrees in a variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: International Business Law, International Finance And Banking Law
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Law, Legal Studies - Education And The Legal System, Legal Studies - Health Care Delivery, Legal Studies - Legal System And The Media, Legal Studies - State And Local Government
  • Degrees/Course Work: Executive Juris Doctor, Juris Doctor, Master

More California Law Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
California Western School of LawSan DiegoMasters & First Professional877
Chapman UniversityOrangeDoctorate6,022
Humphreys College-StocktonStocktonBachelors & First Professional756
John F Kennedy UniversityPleasant HillDoctorate1,565
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional8,977
Pepperdine UniversityMalibuDoctorate & First Professional7,582
San Joaquin College of LawClovisDoctorate211
Santa Clara UniversitySanta ClaraDoctorate & First Professional8,685
Southwestern Law SchoolLos AngelesMasters & First Professional983
Stanford UniversityStanfordDoctorate & First Professional19,782
Thomas Jefferson School of LawSan DiegoMasters & First Professional769
Trinity Law and Graduate SchoolSanta AnaFirst-professional151
University of California Hastings College of LawSan FranciscoDoctorate1,262
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeleyDoctorate & First Professional34,940
University of California-DavisDavisDoctorate & First Professional29,796
University of California-Los AngelesLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional37,476
University of La VerneLa VerneDoctorate & First Professional7,370
University of San DiegoSan DiegoDoctorate7,504
University of San FranciscoSan FranciscoDoctorate & First Professional8,714
University of Southern CaliforniaLos AngelesDoctorate & First Professional33,408
University of the PacificStocktonDoctorate6,235
Western State University-College of Law-ArgosyFullertonFirst-professional389
Whittier CollegeWhittierMasters & First Professional1,985

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Lawyers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Lawyers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Lawyers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
San Francisco9,820$155,7602.1
Sacramento4,610$109,0801.1
San Diego5,970$128,6101
San Jose4,040$181,8501
Santa Ana6,110$149,7400.9
Madera110 0.8
Oakland3,540$136,7800.7
Fresno1,120$130,9200.7
Chico210$124,6000.7
Santa Cruz260$127,9100.7
Oxnard880$141,9000.7
Redding170$88,8100.6
Modesto440$136,9600.6
Salinas390$119,7300.6
Santa Rosa440$157,4100.5
Santa Barbara320$149,4600.4
Stockton390$129,8200.4
San Luis Obispo170$113,1600.4
Vallejo210$108,1700.4
Napa100 0.4
Riverside2,240$116,2500.4
El Centro70$105,9800.3
Visalia190$100,7700.3
Bakersfield240$130,9600.2
Merced40$98,0200.2
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