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Where Yale Law Grads Land

37.4% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

37.4%

79 of 211 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers: 4 at 101 to 250 (1.9%), 9 at 251 to 500 (4.3%), 66 at 501+ (31.3%).

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

23.2%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-time bar passage for Yale Law is not on file yet.

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
0% of graduates (0)
11 to 25
0% of graduates (0)
26 to 50
2.4% of graduates (5)
51 to 100
2.4% of graduates (5)
101 to 250
1.9% of graduates (4)
251 to 500
4.3% of graduates (9)
501+
31.3% of graduates (66)

Plus 49 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from Yale Law

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OCI and Recruiting Dates

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

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  • January 6-8, 2027Interview Window · Interview ProgramsSource

Other Dates This Cycle

  • September 14-18, 2026Interview Window · Interview ProgramsSource

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 211 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 Yale Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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