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Where Stanford Law Grads Land

48.9% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

48.9%

93 of 190 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 5 at 101 to 250 (2.6%), 2 at 251 to 500 (1.1%), 86 at 501+ (45.3%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

19.5%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

96.5%

+15.1 vs. ABA average

+15.1 points against the ABA weighted average of 81.4% 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
1.1% of graduates (2)
11 to 25
0% of graduates (0)
26 to 50
2.6% of graduates (5)
51 to 100
1.1% of graduates (2)
101 to 250
2.6% of graduates (5)
251 to 500
1.1% of graduates (2)
501+
45.3% of graduates (86)

Plus 37 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from Stanford Law

4 firms are named on Stanford Law's own employer and placement pages.

OCI and Recruiting Dates

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

Dates This Cycle

  • Friday, October 23Registration · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source
  • Monday, December 14Bidding · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source
  • Monday, December 21Bidding · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source
  • Monday, January 4Bidding · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source
  • Thursday, January 14Interview Window · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source
  • Thursday, January 7Interview Window · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source
  • Wednesday, December 30Bidding · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source
  • Wednesday, January 13Interview Window · January Online Coordinated Interviews (OCI)Source

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 190 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 Stanford Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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