Student & Alumni Employment Stats
Yale Law students are among the most sought after in the nation by employers of all types. Our alumni are prominent both within and outside of the legal profession. They work in private practice, ranging from one-person offices to major firms; in federal, state, and local government, including Congress, the Office of the President, and the judiciary; in law teaching and administration; in public service settings; for corporations and businesses; and for nonprofit organizations.
In accordance with the ABA guidelines, the Class of 2025 Employment Chart depicts the employment of our Class of 2025 at ten months after graduation. Use the links on the right sidebar to view post-graduate data for the Classes of 2024 and 2023.
Our Summer Employment Charts reflect what employment sectors our students have worked in after their first year and second year of law school. CDO produces an interactive map which depicts the locations and courts of YLS alumni who have clerked over the last five years. Each spring, CDO collects information about our graduates five years after their law school graduation as reflected in the Five Years After Graduation Chart.