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2019 Go-To Law Schools

We’ve ranked the top 50 law schools according to the percentage of their 2018 juris doctor graduates who took associate jobs at the largest 100 firms.

 
  • March 07, 2019 | news

    And No. 1 on This Year’s Go-To Law Schools Is …?

    By Karen Sloan

    Columbia Law School tops the Go-To Law School's list for the sixth straight year. sending a higher percentage of 2018 graduates to Big Law than any other campus. Meanwhile, the University of Pennsylvania Law School moved up to the No. 2 slot.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Big Changes in Summer Associate Hiring Are On the Way—Slowly

    By Karen Sloan

    Law firm recruiters and career services officials at law schools say they don't expect major changes in the on-campus interviewing process this year, despite the recent overhaul of the National Association for Law Placement's recruiting guidelines. But the summer associate hiring process could look much different in two or three years, they say.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    The Top 50 Go-To Law Schools

    By Karen Sloan

    These schools sent the highest percentage of 2018 graduates to associate jobs at the largest 100 firms.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools: Associates to Partner

    By Karen Sloan

    These schools saw the most alumni promoted to partner in 2018.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools: Tuition

    By Karen Sloan

    Here’s a look at how much it costs to attend a law school that has a strong Big Law track record.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools vs. U.S. News

    By Karen Sloan

    How our rankings match up with theirs.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools: Firm Favorites

    By Karen Sloan

    See which law schools firms hired from the most.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools: All Schools Data

    By Karen Sloan

    See hiring stats for every school that sent a 2018 graduate to one of the largest 100 firms.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools: Search By School

    By Karen Sloan

    Search our Go-To Law Schools data by campus to see the firms where 2018 graduates found associate jobs.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools: Search by Firm

    By LaMonte Ayers

    Search or Go-To Law Schools hiring data by firm to see the schools from which they hired new associates.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Explore the Data Behind The Go-To Law Schools

    By Karen Sloan

    Our interactive database allows you to delve into all the Go-To Law Schools School associate hiring and alumni partner promotion data.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Go-To Law Schools Methodology

    By Karen Sloan

    Find out how Law.com determines its Go-To Law Schools ranking.

  • March 08, 2019 | news

    Big Law Associate Hiring is Static—And That's a Good Thing

    By Leigh Jones | Vanessa Blum

    In this week's podcast, we hear from Law.com legal education editor Karen Sloan about some surprises—and some market stability—gleaned from this year's Go-To Law Schools report, including changes to traditional on-campus interviewing.

  • March 04, 2019 | news

    Sneak Peek at the 2019 Go-To Law Schools: Nos. 41-50

    By Karen Sloan

    Here's an early look at Law.com's 2019 Go-To Law School Big Law hiring report, featuring schools 41-50 on our annual ranking of the 50 law campuses that sent the highest percentage of recent graduates on to large firm associate jobs.

  • March 05, 2019 | news

    Sneak Peek at the 2019 Go-To Law Schools: Nos. 31-40

    By Karen Sloan

    Here's an early look at Law.com's 2019 Go-To Law School Big Law hiring report, featuring schools 31-40 on our annual ranking of the 50 law campuses that sent the highest percentage of recent graduates on to large firm associate jobs.

  • March 06, 2019 | news

    Sneak Peek at the 2019 Go-To Law Schools: Nos. 21-30

    By Karen Sloan

    Here's an early look at Law.com's 2019 Go-To Law School Big Law hiring report, featuring schools 21-30 on our annual ranking of the 50 law campuses that sent the highest percentage of recent graduates on to large firm associate jobs.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Sneak Peek at the 2019 Go-To Law Schools: Nos. 11-20

    By Karen Sloan

    Here's an early look at Law.com's 2019 Go-To Law School Big Law hiring report, featuring schools 11-20 on our annual ranking of the 50 law campuses that sent the highest percentage of recent graduates on to large firm associate jobs.

  • March 07, 2019 | news

    Sneak Peek at the 2019 Go-To Law Schools: Nos. 1-10

    By Karen Sloan

    Here are the top 10 law schools in Law.com's 2019 Go-To Law School Big Law hiring report, our annual ranking of the 50 law campuses that sent the highest percentage of recent graduates on to large firm associate jobs.

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About the Survey

The law school class of 2018 had a good year in the Big Law hiring market, as firms scooped up graduates from top law schools to fill out their new associate ranks. The nation’s largest 100 law firms hired 4,336 recent law graduates. Among the 50 schools most popular with those large firms, more than 30 percent of 2018 graduates landed associate jobs, up from 29 percent the previous year.

We’ve ranked the top 50 law schools according to the percentage of their 2018 juris doctor graduates who took associate jobs at the largest 100 firms. To comprise that list, we used The National Law Journal’s annual survey of law firms by lawyer head count.

In addition to ranking the top 50 law schools, we present the law schools that saw the most alumni promoted to partner in 2018, which firms hired the most associates, and how each school’s tuition compares to its Big Law placement rate.


 

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