White Law Graduates Top 94% Employment as Black Peers Fall to 87%
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Updated · Reuters · Oct 14
White Law Graduates Top 94% Employment as Black Peers Fall to 87%
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Oct 14
Summary
More than 94% of white 2025 U.S. law graduates found jobs within 10 months, versus less than 91% for graduates of color, according to new National Association for Law Placement data.
Black graduates posted the weakest result at 87%, down from nearly 90% in 2024; Hispanic graduates slipped to just over 91%, while Asian graduates held near 92%.
White graduates also outpaced every racial group except Middle Eastern or North African graduates in bar-required jobs, the benchmark for legal employment.
The figures arrive as the Trump administration intensifies its anti-DEI push, pressuring law firms, schools and legal groups and prompting nearly 50 firms to stop sharing demographic data with NALP.