Where NYU Law Grads Land
67.4% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.
Large-Firm Share
67.4%
281 of 417 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 9 at 101 to 250 (2.2%), 13 at 251 to 500 (3.1%), 259 at 501+ (62.1%).
Federal Clerkships
5.5%
23 graduates in full-time, long-term federal clerkships.
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.
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
- 0.2% of graduates (1)
- 11 to 25
- 0.2% of graduates (1)
- 26 to 50
- 1% of graduates (4)
- 51 to 100
- 1.9% of graduates (8)
- 101 to 250
- 2.2% of graduates (9)
- 251 to 500
- 3.1% of graduates (13)
- 501+
- 62.1% of graduates (259)
Plus 23 federal clerkships.
Firms That Hire from NYU 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
- October 19, 2026Other · JD Recruiting ProgramsSource
- November 2, 2026Interview Window · JD Recruiting ProgramsSource
- January 12 - 14, 2027Interview Window · JD Recruiting ProgramsSource
- January 12 - 14, 2027Bidding · JD Recruiting ProgramsSource
- January 12 - 14, 2027Mock InterviewSource
- January 29, 2027Interview Window · JD Recruiting ProgramsSource
- February 4 - 5, 2027Interview Window · JD Recruiting ProgramsSource
- February 4 - 5, 2027Career FairSource
- July 19 - 21, 2027Career FairSource
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