The Law Schools Where The Most Graduates Got Jobs At Large Firms (2017)

You don't necessarily need to go to a top law school to get a job at a top law firm.

Do you like money? Of course you do, you’ve got student loans to pay off. Do you like prestige? Obviously, you’re a Type A law student. If you’re like the majority of your colleagues and you’d like to embark upon upon a career path that’ll pad your wallet and get you in on the ground floor at a prestigious firm, then you’ll probably want to compete for a job at a large firm.

Law.com produced several helpful charts based on law school employment data for the class of 2017. Today, we will take a look at one of the more interesting charts, the law schools that sent the highest percentage of their most recent graduating class into large firms with 100 or more lawyers. On this list, you’ll find a dazzling array of law schools from the T14, but we’re not here to tell you what you already know — that graduates of top law schools get top jobs. That being said, we’re going to dive a little deeper into the list and highlight the schools you may not realize are some of the top large-firm contenders. Here they are for your viewing pleasure:

  1. Fordham: 41.26 percent
  2. Howard: 29.13 percent
  3. Southern Methodist: 26.27 percent
  4. Indiana-Bloomington: 23.16 percent
  5. UC Hastings: 19.64 percent
  6. Cardozo: 18.84 percent
  7. Temple: 17.97 percent
  8. Brooklyn: 17.39 percent
  9. Catholic: 15.32 percent
  10. Detroit Mercy: 15.23 percent

Click here to see the rest of the law schools with the highest percentage of graduates employed in Biglaw jobs, plus other informative charts detailing the law schools with the highest percentage of graduates working in federal clerkships, state clerkships, and government and public interest, as well as the law schools with the most unemployed and most underemployed graduates.

Are you a recent law school graduate who landed a job at a large firm? What did your law school do to help you? We’re interested in learning about your experiences — good or bad — and may anonymously feature some of your stories on Above the Law. You can email us, text us at (646) 820-8477, or tweet us @atlblog. Thanks!

Law Grads Hiring Report: Job Stats for the Class of 2017 [Law.com]


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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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