Top Law Schools

If you think my percentages below are incorrect, please let me know. If you don't see a school here, it's because they came under 10%. If you want to see those schools, then I recommend finding their LST Report.

School: (biglaw* + fed clerk)/total class size [C/O 2015 %] (difference)

Columbia: 82.5% [79.2%] (+3.3%)
Chicago: 78.1% [82.7%] (-4.6%)
Duke: 77.7% [74.5%] (+3.2%)
Penn: 77.1% [76.8%] (+0.3%)
UVA: 77.0% [70.3%] (+6.7%)
Harvard: 75.9% [70.8%] (+5.1%)
Stanford: 74.8% [77.9%] (-3.1%)
Cornell: 74.5% [66.7%] (+7.8%)
NYU: 74.4% [67.0%] (+7.4%)
Yale: 72.9% [72.3%] (+0.6%)
Northwestern: 68.7% [69.4%] (-0.7%)
Michigan: 66.4% [61.0%] (+5.4%)
Boalt: 61.5% [56.4%] (+5.1%)
Vanderbilt: 56.6% [47%] (+9.6%)
GULC: 51.5% [44%] (+7.5%)
WUSTL: 45.1% [33.8%] (+11.3%)
Texas 45% [42%] (+3.0%)
UCLA: 42.7% [45.0%] (-2.3%)
Fordham: 41.9% [35.4%] (+6.5%)
USC: 40.0% [37.5%] (+2.5%)
BC: 39.6% [41.3%] (-1.7%)
Illinois: 36.7% [28.7%] (+8.0%)
Notre Dame: 36.6% [40.2%] (-3.6%)
BU: 36.2% [34.6%] (+1.6%)
George Washington: 35.5% [35.5%] (+0.0%)
Emory: 30.3% [29.9%] (+0.4%)
UC Irvine: 27.9% [28.2%] (-0.3%)
Washington & Lee: 26.3% [23.0%] (+3.3%)
Iowa: 26.0% [21.2%] (+4.8%)
Ohio State: 25.7% [20.4%] (+5.3%)
Temple 24.7% [17.0%] (+7.7%)
UNC: 24.4%* [27.2%] (-2.8%) *preliminary numbers (employment status unknown for 7 grads)
William & Mary: 24.0% [25.2%] (-1.2%)
Georgia: 23.7% [19.9%] (+3.8%)
Alabama: 23.4% [23.6%] (-0.2%)
Minnesota: 22.35% [24.18%] (-1.83%)
UC Hastings: 21.6%
Indiana: 21.4% [18.7%] (+2.7%)
Tulane: 21.1%
SMU: 20.9% [23.4%] (-1.7%)
Wake Forest: 20.1% [12.3%] (+7.8%)
UC Davis: 18.8% [15.7%] (+3.1%)
Wisconsin: 18.5% [14.2%] (+4.3%)
Florida: 18.3% [13.9%] (+4.4%)
Arizona: 17.7% [13.2%] (+4.5%)
George Mason: 15.0% [15.1%] (-0.1%)
Colorado: 13.6% [11.9%] (+1.7%)
BYU: 13.2% [9.8%] (+3.4%)
Maryland: 11.3% [10.3%] (+1.0%)
Arizona State: 11.0% [10.9%] (+0.1%)
Utah: 10.7% [7.9%] (+2.8%)
Florida State: 9.0% [9.9%] (-0.9%)

T14 Employment Trend
coming soon



Link to 2015 thread

Have any schools released the data yet? Or you just getting the party started?

I assume by "T14" you mean yes UT and not GULC, yes?

Are we expecting this info this week ala last year?

Tag.

Also the OP should be 2015 (not 2014) stats and their difference from the 2016 stats.

Edit: Drexel 9.5%

tuesdayninja wrote:Have any schools released the data yet? Or you just getting the party started?

Duke is out

Nebby wrote:

tuesdayninja wrote:Have any schools released the data yet? Or you just getting the party started?

Duke is out

they had ~15% of the class in fed clerkships, odd

Tag

I am excited for this year's employment stats.

Hats off to Duke for starting strong

Oh shit!

Here we go!

FWIW, based on convos I've had, schools send their data to the ABA who then puts it through some sort of verification, and schools are only allowed to release after the ABA approves it. So if you're upset that your top choice hasn't released their data yet, just know that they probably have nothing to do with it.

tag

and go Duke!

Looking forward to seeing how c/o 2016 did.

Duke got us off to a good start.

I'm curious how the improved market vs. improved outcomes plays out. Should be revealing about the market trends, and Duke's reveal is certainly encouraging in that sense.

cannibal ox wrote:Concordia Law School in Idaho is 0% biglaw + fed clerk, for all those wondering

Tag

Lavitz wrote:Looking forward to seeing how c/o 2016 did.

Duke got us off to a good start.

same. us old timers gonna finally see the fruits of our labours

The rumor that WUSTL is up to 40+% (I've seen 44% stated) or something is circulating. Apparently they bragged about it at their ASW.

Rigo wrote:The rumor that WUSTL is up to 40+% (I've seen 44% stated) or something is circulating. Apparently they bragged about it at their ASW.

Honestly, if any law school deserves to be rewarded for its admissions policies, it's WUSTL.

Duke even increased the number of PI grads in 2016

WVU - 9.6% (-8.8%)

Overall FTLTBP - 62.6% (-10.2%)

http://www.law.wvu.edu/files/d/9d4cf1c5 ... ummary.pdf