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Where Cal Western Grads Land

10.2% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

10.2%

21 of 205 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 8 at 101 to 250 (3.9%), 6 at 251 to 500 (2.9%), 7 at 501+ (3.4%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

1.5%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

62.9%

-14.6 vs. ABA average

-14.6 points against the ABA weighted average of 77.5% 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
2.4% of graduates (5)
1 to 10
28.3% of graduates (58)
11 to 25
10.2% of graduates (21)
26 to 50
4.9% of graduates (10)
51 to 100
3.9% of graduates (8)
101 to 250
3.9% of graduates (8)
251 to 500
2.9% of graduates (6)
501+
3.4% of graduates (7)

Plus 3 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from Cal Western

15 firms are named on Cal Western's own employer and placement pages.

15 of 15 firms

OCI and Recruiting Dates

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

Dates This Cycle

  • September 29, 2026Career FairSource

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 205 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 Cal Western; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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