Where Cornell Law Grads Land
65.5% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.
Large-Firm Share
65.5%
129 of 197 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 5 at 101 to 250 (2.5%), 12 at 251 to 500 (6.1%), 112 at 501+ (56.9%).
Federal Clerkships
5.6%
11 graduates in full-time, long-term federal clerkships.
First-Time Bar Passage
96.4%
+11.7 vs. ABA average
+11.7 points against the ABA weighted average of 84.7% 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
- 3% of graduates (6)
- 11 to 25
- 1.5% of graduates (3)
- 26 to 50
- 1.5% of graduates (3)
- 51 to 100
- 1% of graduates (2)
- 101 to 250
- 2.5% of graduates (5)
- 251 to 500
- 6.1% of graduates (12)
- 501+
- 56.9% of graduates (112)
Plus 11 federal clerkships.
Firms That Hire from Cornell Law
36 firms are named on Cornell Law's own employer and placement pages.
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OCI and Recruiting Dates
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