Where Illinois Law Grads Land
38.6% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.
Large-Firm Share
38.6%
- 101 to 250 lawyers
- 5.2% (8)
- 251 to 500 lawyers
- 5.2% (8)
- 501+ lawyers
- 28.1% (43)
59 of 153 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers.
Federal Clerkships
4.6%
7 graduates in full-time, long-term federal clerkships.
First-Time Bar Passage
93.6%
+14.5 points vs. ABA average
ABA weighted average for the same jurisdictions: 79.0%.
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
- 10.5% of graduates (16)
- 11 to 25
- 9.2% of graduates (14)
- 26 to 50
- 5.2% of graduates (8)
- 51 to 100
- 3.9% of graduates (6)
- 101 to 250
- 5.2% of graduates (8)
- 251 to 500
- 5.2% of graduates (8)
- 501+
- 28.1% of graduates (43)
Plus 7 federal clerkships.
Firms That Hire from Illinois Law
29 firms are named on Illinois Law's own employer and placement pages.
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OCI and Recruiting Dates
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