Where Columbia Law Grads Land
78.4% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.
Large-Firm Share
78.4%
359 of 458 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 4 at 101 to 250 (0.9%), 34 at 251 to 500 (7.4%), 321 at 501+ (70.1%).
Federal Clerkships
4.1%
19 graduates in full-time, long-term federal clerkships.
First-Time Bar Passage
95.8%
+10.9 vs. ABA average
+10.9 points against the ABA weighted average of 85.0% for the same jurisdictions.
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
- 0.9% of graduates (4)
- 11 to 25
- 0% of graduates (0)
- 26 to 50
- 0.9% of graduates (4)
- 51 to 100
- 1.3% of graduates (6)
- 101 to 250
- 0.9% of graduates (4)
- 251 to 500
- 7.4% of graduates (34)
- 501+
- 70.1% of graduates (321)
Plus 19 federal clerkships.
Firms That Hire from Columbia Law
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Meanwhile, 130 listed firms have an office in New York:
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLPNew York
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & KatzNew York
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPNew York
- Latham & Watkins LLPNew York
- Sullivan & Cromwell LLPNew York
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPNew York
- Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPNew York
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNew York
- Milbank LLPNew York
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPNew York
- Sidley Austin LLPNew York
- Covington & Burling LLPNew York
OCI and Recruiting Dates
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Upcoming
- Friday, October 30, 2026Interview Window · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- October 30, 2026Bidding · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- January 6-8 2027Interview Window · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- January 6-8, 2027Registration · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- January 6-8, 2027Employer InfoSource
Other Dates This Cycle
- Monday, October 12, 2026Registration · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- Thursday, October 1, 2026Registration · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- Wednesday, July 15, 2026Registration · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- March 20Interview Window · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- March 20Bidding · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- May 20Interview Window · For Private Sector EmployersSource
- Monday, August 10Registration · For Private Sector EmployersSource
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