Over the years, many Otterbein graduates with interest in law have had successful careers working in different areas and aspects of the profession. Graduates have gone on to work in prominent positions as state legislative leaders and judges, as well as both local and state level prosecuting attorneys. Graduates of Otterbein have argued before the Supreme Court, worked as judges for both the Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, and served on the staff of the Ohio Attorney General. One alumni was appointed to the Michigan judgeship and was reported to be the youngest judge on record in the United States.

Otterbein's Career Development Center site has an interesting page (Adobe Acrobat pdf file) detailing many different careers in the legal profession.