PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

University of Chicago Law School

Graduates on the New York attorney register

Graduates
3,232
Registered, current or due
87.4%
Admitted
1955 to 2026

3,232 living graduates of University of Chicago Law School are on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026; 87.4% are registered (currently, or due to re‑register), against 87.1% of all living registrants. 912 give an office in New York, and 1,505 give an office outside New York.

When they were admitted

University of Chicago Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s2%1960s5%1970s11%1980s15%1990s22%2000s27%2010s17%2020s
University of Chicago Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s2%1960s5%1970s11%1980s15%1990s22%2000s27%2010s17%2020s
University of Chicago Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s2%5%1970s11%15%1990s22%27%17%2020s
University of Chicago Law School: share by decade of admission, against every living registrant <1%1950s2%1960s5%1970s11%1980s15%1990s22%2000s27%2010s17%2020s
Share of living graduates of University of Chicago Law School admitted in each decade (columns) against every living registrant (dashed); register file of Sep 29, 2026.
DecadeThis schoolEvery living registrant
1950s<1%<1%
1960s2%2%
1970s5%6%
1980s11%13%
1990s15%17%
2000s22%22%
2010s27%24%
2020s17%15%

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.

Where they practice

CityGraduates
New York, NY912
Washington, DC159
Chicago, IL113
Tokyo86
London66
Los Angeles, CA38
San Francisco, CA38
Beijing29

The most common states outside New York: CA (166), DC (163), IL (137), NJ (54), FL (50).

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.

Firms that employ the most of them

FirmGraduates
Latham & Watkins LLP43
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP39
Kirkland & Ellis LLP36
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP31
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP25
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP24
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP23
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP21

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged.

Questions this school leads to

  1. Everyone who lists Latham & Watkins LLP43 of them studied at University of Chicago Law School, the most of any employer.
  2. Attorneys with an office in New York, NY912 of University of Chicago Law School’s graduates give an office there.
  3. Law schools on the New York register: who is still registeredUniversity of Chicago Law School: 87.4% registered, against 87.1% of all living registrants.
  4. New York bar exam pass rates, 2004 to 2025First-time and repeat takers, year by year.
  5. Every law school on the registerEach school with its graduates and the share still registered.
  6. Check another New York lawyerBy name, firm, city, school or registration number.