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Law Schools with the Highest Rate of Employment |
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Written by Norton Gappy
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Have you ever wondered which law schools are targeted by the most by law firms? Or, which law schools are the best at assisting their graduates with job placement? Legalnut has compiled a list of law schools with the highest employment percentages based on those law school graduates who passed the February 2008 bar exam and secured employment within nine months after graduation (information is based on reporting schools and is subject to change without notice).
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Rank
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Law School
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Employment Rate
% at Graduation
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Employment Rate
9 Months After
Graduation
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University of California - Berkley |
99%
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99%
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2
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Columbia University |
98.9%
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98.9%
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3
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Stanford University |
98.3%
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98.5%
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4
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University fo Michigan - Ann Arbor |
97.2%
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98.8%
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5
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Cornell University |
96.9%
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99%
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6
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University of Virginia |
96.8%
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99.6%
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7
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University of Chicago |
96.4%
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99%
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8
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Harvard University |
96.4%
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98.1%
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9
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New York University |
96.3%
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98.5%
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10
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Boston University |
96.3%
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98.7%
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11
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University of Utah (SJ Quinney) |
96.2%
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98.5%
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12
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Northwestern University |
96.2%
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99.2%
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Yale University |
96.1%
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99.6%
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14
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Emory University |
95.9%
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98.3%
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15
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University of Pennsylvania |
95.3%
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98.2%
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George Washington University |
95.1%
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97.1%
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University of California - Los Angeles
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94.9%
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97.8%
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Georgetown University
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94.8%
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97.8%
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University of Baltimore |
93.9%
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94.9%
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George Mason University |
93.2%
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98%
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University of Texas - Austin
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92%
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97.4%
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Duke University
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91.8%
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98.2%
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Vanderbilt University |
90.5%
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98.3%
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University of Southern California |
90.1%
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96%
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Steon Hall University |
89.7%
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98.3%
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University of Colorado - Boulder |
88.6%
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97%
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Indiana University - Bloomington |
88.1%
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97.7%
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University of Georgia |
87.9%
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98.1%
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University of Washington |
87.6%
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97.2%
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Howard University |
87.6%
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94.1%
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31
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities |
87%
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97.5%
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Ohio State University - Moritz |
85.8%
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95.4%
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33
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American University |
85.2%
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95.8%
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34
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Washington University - St. Louis |
83.9%
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98.8%
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35
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University of Notre Dame |
83.8%
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97.3%
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University of Alabama |
83.7%
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96.5%
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DePaul University |
82.7%
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90.3%
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Boston College |
82.5%
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97.6%
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39
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Rutgers University - Newark |
82.4%
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95.3%
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40
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College of William and Mary |
82.3%
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96.3%
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Fordham University |
82.3%
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94.7%
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Florida State University |
82%
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95.1%
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University of Oaklahoma |
81.7%
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95.7%
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44
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Indiana University - Indianapolis |
81.5%
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95.9%
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University of Maryland |
79.9%
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94.2%
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46
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University of Iowa |
79.9%
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92.8%
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Southern University |
79.4%
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84%
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48
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
78.8%
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94.9%
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University of Arizona - Rogers |
78.8%
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87.1%
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