Where Duke Law Grads Land
74.8% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.
Large-Firm Share
74.8%
- 101 to 250 lawyers
- 1.7% (4)
- 251 to 500 lawyers
- 2.2% (5)
- 501+ lawyers
- 70.9% (163)
172 of 230 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers.
Federal Clerkships
11.7%
27 graduates in full-time, long-term federal clerkships.
First-Time Bar Passage
97.5%
+14.5 points vs. ABA average
ABA weighted average for the same jurisdictions: 82.9%.
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
- 0.4% of graduates (1)
- 1 to 10
- 1.3% of graduates (3)
- 11 to 25
- 1.3% of graduates (3)
- 26 to 50
- 0% of graduates (0)
- 51 to 100
- 0.9% of graduates (2)
- 101 to 250
- 1.7% of graduates (4)
- 251 to 500
- 2.2% of graduates (5)
- 501+
- 70.9% of graduates (163)
Plus 27 federal clerkships.
Firms That Hire from Duke Law
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Meanwhile, 63 listed firms have an office in North Carolina:
- Paul Hastings LLPCharlotte
- Hogan Lovells CadwaladerCharlotte
- Proskauer Rose LLPCharlotte
- King & Spalding LLPCharlotte
- Winston Taylor LLPCharlotte
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPCharlotte
- DLA Piper LLP (US)Raleigh
- Mayer Brown LLPCharlotte
- Holland & Knight LLPCharlotte
- K&L Gates LLPCharlotte, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park
- Dechert LLPCharlotte
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPCharlotte
OCI and Recruiting Dates
Quoted from Duke Law's own pages. Check the source before you plan around a date.
Upcoming
- November 23-30, 2026Bidding · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- December 11, 2026Fall InterviewSource
- December 14, 2026Registration · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- December 29, 2026Bidding · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- December 29, 2026Interview Window · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- December 30, 2026Interview Window · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
Other Dates This Cycle
- October 30, 2026Registration · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- October 28, 2026Registration · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- October 28, 2026Interview Window · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- July 13, 2026Registration · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- December 29Interview Window · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
- January 16Other · 2L Virtual OCI (Private Sector)Source
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