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Where Penn Law Grads Land

71.4% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

71.4%

180 of 252 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 2 at 101 to 250 (0.8%), 9 at 251 to 500 (3.6%), 169 at 501+ (67.1%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

7.9%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

96.7%

+13.8 vs. ABA average

+13.8 points against the ABA weighted average of 82.9% 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
0.4% of graduates (1)
1 to 10
0.4% of graduates (1)
11 to 25
0.4% of graduates (1)
26 to 50
0.8% of graduates (2)
51 to 100
1.6% of graduates (4)
101 to 250
0.8% of graduates (2)
251 to 500
3.6% of graduates (9)
501+
67.1% of graduates (169)

Plus 20 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from Penn Law

1 firm is named on Penn Law's own employer and placement pages.

OCI and Recruiting Dates

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

Dates This Cycle

  • December 15Registration · Formal Recruiting Programs • Office of Career Strategy • Penn Carey LawSource
  • Friday, January 8Interview Window · Formal Recruiting Programs • Office of Career Strategy • Penn Carey LawSource
  • January 20Registration · Formal Recruiting Programs • Office of Career Strategy • Penn Carey LawSource
  • November 1Interview Window · Formal Recruiting Programs • Office of Career Strategy • Penn Carey LawSource
  • Wednesday, January 6Interview Window · Formal Recruiting Programs • Office of Career Strategy • Penn Carey LawSource

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 252 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 Penn Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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