If you are a law student aiming to become an associate at a Biglaw firm, certain law schools may improve your chances to achieve this goal. New employment data for the Class of 2023 recently released by the American Bar Association, and analysed by Reuters, provides insight into which law schools sent the highest proportion of their graduates into jobs at Biglaw firms within ten months of graduation. Biglaw firms refer to firms with 251 or more lawyers.
Historically, Cornell has led in Biglaw employment, notably for the classes of 2021 and 2022. For the class of 2023, however, a different institution has taken the top spot. This shift shows that not just one, but several law schools help prepare and place graduates in large law firms.
Here are the top 10 law schools for Biglaw employment:
- Columbia: 75.88%
- Northwestern: 70.14%
- Penn: 69.35%
- Cornell: 68.97%
- UVA: 67.96%
- Duke: 64.29%
- USC Gould: 61.75%
- Georgetown: 60.58%
- Vanderbilt: 60.50%
- Chicago: 59.62%
More detailed information about all law schools is available as well.
Congratulations to these institutions for their success in promoting high employment rates among their graduates in top Biglaw firms. It will be interesting to observe if Columbia can maintain its lead in the coming years.