Biglaw Retention Rates Among Corporate Associates (c/o 2017) Who Started At Select Firms

The table summarizes the percentage of Class of 2017 associates in corporate practice groups who began their careers at select firms and remained in biglaw (either at their original firm or another biglaw firm) at each year between September 2017 and October 2024.

Select firms are the following: (1) Cravath (N=29); (2) Kirkland (N=77); (3) Paul, Weiss (N=35); (4) Cleary (N=27); (5) Morrison Foerster (N=16); (6) Goodwin (N=25); (7) Willkie (N=23); and (8) Fried Frank (N=26).
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