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Where USD Law Grads Land

28% of the class of 2025 went to firms of 101+ lawyers.

Large-Firm Share

28%

101 to 250 lawyers
10.6% (25)
251 to 500 lawyers
4.2% (10)
501+ lawyers
13.1% (31)

66 of 236 graduates at firms of 101+ lawyers.

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

Federal Clerkships

2.1%

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

Class of 2025, ABA required disclosure

First-Time Bar Passage

84.8%

+7.0 points vs. ABA average

ABA weighted average for the same jurisdictions: 77.8%.

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
0.4% of graduates (1)
1 to 10
14.4% of graduates (34)
11 to 25
11% of graduates (26)
26 to 50
6.8% of graduates (16)
51 to 100
8.5% of graduates (20)
101 to 250
10.6% of graduates (25)
251 to 500
4.2% of graduates (10)
501+
13.1% of graduates (31)

Plus 5 federal clerkships.

Firms That Hire from USD Law

25 firms are named on USD Law's own employer and placement pages.

25 of 25 firms

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Employment figures are from the ABA Required Disclosures for the class of 2025, as a percent of all 236 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 USD Law; the ABA does not report employer names. Recruiting dates are quoted as the school published them.

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