NYLS again outpaced the national average of 87.1% gold standard jobs for 2024 graduates at ABA accredited law schools.
New York Law School (NYLS) has achieved a 94% overall employment rate for the Class of 2024, with 90% of the class in jobs considered “gold standard” bar-required or J.D.-advantage positions. These rates of employment are as of 10 months after graduation.
More than one third of employed graduates entered the public sector (including government and state and federal judicial clerkships) and public interest careers. Approximately 65% of the class of employed graduates went into private practice roles, with 29% of those in private firms going into “Big Law” (law firms with 500+ attorneys), and 8% into mid-sized firms (law firms with 101-500 attorneys).
NYLS has once again achieved these extraordinary employment rates thanks to the work of our best-in-class Office of Academic Planning and Career Development, which is part of the School’s unique continuum of wraparound student support programs that begin before the first day of 1L orientation.
The Office helps students with all aspects of their careers, from polishing résumés and preparing for interviews to negotiating salaries and developing a professional network. They also connect with NYLS’s 20,000+ alumni and work hand-in-glove with a wide range of legal employers.
In addition, the Office operates in seamless collaboration with the Office of Academic and Bar Success and Office of Student Life to ensure full coordination and integration into a student’s law school journey so that they achieve their desired educational pathway and career. This employment data was reported as part of NYLS’s annual compliance with American Bar Association reporting compliance.