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Where Notre Dame Law Grads Land

40.9% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

40.9%

101 to 250 lawyers
6.1% (10)
251 to 500 lawyers
4.3% (7)
501+ lawyers
30.5% (50)

67 of 164 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers.

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

16.5%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

92.2%

+12.3 points vs. ABA average

ABA weighted average for the same jurisdictions: 79.8%.

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 (9)
11 to 25
1.8% of graduates (3)
26 to 50
3.7% of graduates (6)
51 to 100
0.6% of graduates (1)
101 to 250
6.1% of graduates (10)
251 to 500
4.3% of graduates (7)
501+
30.5% of graduates (50)

Plus 27 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from Notre Dame Law

1 firm is named on Notre Dame Law's own employer and placement pages.

OCI and Recruiting Dates

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

Dates This Cycle

  • October 6, 2026Registration · For EmployersSource
  • October 6, 2026Meet The EmployersSource
  • October 5, 2026Meet The EmployersSource

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 164 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 Notre Dame Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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