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Where W&L Law Grads Land

40% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

40%

44 of 110 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 5 at 101 to 250 (4.5%), 4 at 251 to 500 (3.6%), 35 at 501+ (31.8%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

9.1%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

89.4%

+9.3 vs. ABA average

+9.3 points against the ABA weighted average of 80.1% 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
1.8% of graduates (2)
11 to 25
7.3% of graduates (8)
26 to 50
3.6% of graduates (4)
51 to 100
2.7% of graduates (3)
101 to 250
4.5% of graduates (5)
251 to 500
3.6% of graduates (4)
501+
31.8% of graduates (35)

Plus 10 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from W&L Law

22 firms are named on W&L Law's own employer and placement pages.

22 of 22 firms

OCI and Recruiting Dates

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

Dates This Cycle

  • March 20, 2026Interview Window · Recruiting W&L Law Students : Washington and Lee UniversitySource
  • March 20, 2026Spring InterviewSource
  • February 6, 2026Registration · Recruiting W&L Law Students : Washington and Lee UniversitySource

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 110 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 W&L Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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