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Where NYLS Grads Land

16.3% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

16.3%

51 of 313 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 13 at 101 to 250 (4.2%), 4 at 251 to 500 (1.3%), 34 at 501+ (10.9%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

1%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

81.9%

-2.8 vs. ABA average

-2.8 points against the ABA weighted average of 84.7% 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
11.8% of graduates (37)
11 to 25
5.8% of graduates (18)
26 to 50
3.5% of graduates (11)
51 to 100
4.2% of graduates (13)
101 to 250
4.2% of graduates (13)
251 to 500
1.3% of graduates (4)
501+
10.9% of graduates (34)

Plus 3 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from NYLS

9 firms are named on NYLS's own employer and placement pages.

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 313 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 NYLS; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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