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Where Berkeley Law Grads Land

62.2% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

62.2%

176 of 283 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 4 at 101 to 250 (1.4%), 10 at 251 to 500 (3.5%), 162 at 501+ (57.2%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

6.4%

18 graduates in full-time, long-term federal clerkships.

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

91.2%

+11.3 vs. ABA average

+11.3 points against the ABA weighted average of 79.9% for the same jurisdictions.

2024 first-time takers, ABA required disclosure

Law Firm Jobs by Firm Size

Firm size is the number of lawyers at the firm. Each bar is a share of the whole class, so the bars do not add up to 100%.

Solo
0% of graduates (0)
1 to 10
0.7% of graduates (2)
11 to 25
1.8% of graduates (5)
26 to 50
1.8% of graduates (5)
51 to 100
1.4% of graduates (4)
101 to 250
1.4% of graduates (4)
251 to 500
3.5% of graduates (10)
501+
57.2% of graduates (162)

Plus 18 federal clerkships.

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OCI and Recruiting Dates

Quoted from Berkeley Law's own pages. Check the source before you plan around a date.

Dates This Cycle

  • September 16-18, 2026Registration · OCI ProgramsSource
  • September 16-18, 2026Interview Window · OCI ProgramsSource
  • August 24, 2026Interview Window · OCI ProgramsSource
  • August 12, 2026Registration · OCI ProgramsSource
  • August 11-13, 2026Registration · OCI ProgramsSource
  • August 11-13, 2026Interview Window · OCI ProgramsSource
  • July 20 – July 24, 2026Interview Window · OCI ProgramsSource
  • July 20, 2026Registration · OCI ProgramsSource
  • July 8, 2026Registration · OCI ProgramsSource
  • June 1, 2026Registration · OCI ProgramsSource
  • August 11-13Interview Window · OCI ProgramsSource
  • September 16-18Interview Window · OCI ProgramsSource

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 283 graduates, counting full-time, long-term jobs. Bar passage is for 2024 first-time takers against the ABA weighted average for the same jurisdictions.

Firm lists are from the school's own pages and are not exhaustive. A firm named there hired or recruited at Berkeley Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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