Top 20 Law Schools for Big Law Associate Placements: Early Insights for 2025

As the legal sector gears up for another competitive year of recruitment, Law.com has provided an early look at its forthcoming 2025 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law report, highlighting the top educational institutions placing graduates in associate roles at the largest 500 law firms. This week, specific attention is given to the universities ranked from numbers 11 to 20. This insight comes ahead of the full report, which ranks law schools based on the proportion of 2024 graduates securing positions in large law firms. Legal professionals and academics eager to review these preliminary standings, as well as the methodology behind the rankings, can find further details on Law.com.