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Where Wake Forest Law Grads Land

39.9% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

39.9%

63 of 158 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 9 at 101 to 250 (5.7%), 11 at 251 to 500 (7%), 43 at 501+ (27.2%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

4.4%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

88.2%

+8.9 vs. ABA average

+8.9 points against the ABA weighted average of 79.3% 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
11.4% of graduates (18)
11 to 25
5.1% of graduates (8)
26 to 50
6.3% of graduates (10)
51 to 100
5.1% of graduates (8)
101 to 250
5.7% of graduates (9)
251 to 500
7% of graduates (11)
501+
27.2% of graduates (43)

Plus 7 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from Wake Forest Law

1 firm is named on Wake Forest Law'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 158 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 Wake Forest Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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