The Law Schools Where The Most Graduates Got Public Interest Jobs (Class Of 2025) - Above the Law

"Some law schools are better than others when it comes to getting their graduates a leg up on the competition for one of these coveted jobs. Law.com produced several helpful lists based on law school employment data for the class of 2025. Today, we will take a look at one of the more interesting lists for all of the service-minded future lawyers in this world, the law schools that sent the highest number of students from their most recent graduating class into public interest work."

"Here are the top 10 law schools on the list: City University of New York School of Law: 90; New York University School of Law: 74; Georgetown University Law Center: 71; Harvard Law School: 58; Northeastern University School of Law: 52; George Washington University Law School: 44; University of Michigan Law School: 43; University of California, Los Angeles School of Law: 43; University of California, Berkeley School of Law: 41; University of California College of Law, San Francisco: 38."

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Tens of thousands of students enroll in law school each year with public-service goals, but only a limited number secure positions aligned with those goals. Some law schools provide stronger pathways into public interest employment than others. Employment data for the class of 2025 identifies the law schools that sent the highest numbers of graduates into public interest work. The top schools listed are City University of New York School of Law with 90, New York University School of Law with 74, and Georgetown University Law Center with 71. Other schools with high counts include Harvard Law School with 58, Northeastern University School of Law with 52, and George Washington University Law School with 44. University of Michigan, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco also appear with counts ranging from 38 to 43.

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