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Where WashU Law Grads Land

53.5% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

53.5%

146 of 273 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 16 at 101 to 250 (5.9%), 21 at 251 to 500 (7.7%), 109 at 501+ (39.9%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

11.7%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

93.6%

+12.2 vs. ABA average

+12.2 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
5.5% of graduates (15)
11 to 25
3.7% of graduates (10)
26 to 50
2.2% of graduates (6)
51 to 100
2.9% of graduates (8)
101 to 250
5.9% of graduates (16)
251 to 500
7.7% of graduates (21)
501+
39.9% of graduates (109)

Plus 32 federal clerkships.

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 273 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 WashU Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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