In 2023, the average starting salary at the nation’s largest law firms was
Cleveland is home to some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country and ϳԹ School of Law has a history of extraordinary success in placing its grads in major law firms in Cleveland, as well as other big cities across the country. These firms practice every kind of law imaginable.
Last summer, twenty-five rising ϳԹ 3Ls were summer associates at some of the largest U.S. law firms, including 7 at Jones Day, the fifth largest firm in the United States, with 2,300 attorneys in 40 cities around the globe. 54 Jones Day attorneys in Cleveland, New York and Washington, D.C. are ϳԹ alumni, including 5 members of the class of 2023. The partner in charge of the Cleveland office, John Saada (LAW ‘93), is a ϳԹ alum.
24 graduates of ϳԹ are attorneys at Squire Patton Boggs, the 16th largest law firm in the U.S, with 1,500 attorneys in 40 cities around the globe. The Global Managing Partner of the firm, Michele Connell (LAW ‘03), is a ϳԹ graduate. Last summer, Squire hired five ϳԹ rising 3Ls as summer associates.
55 ϳԹ graduates are attorneys at BakerHostetler, the 73rd largest law firm in the world, with 1,000 attorneys in 17 cities. In 2022, BakerHostetler hired six ϳԹ law students as summer associates. ϳԹ grad Hewitt Shaw (LAW ‘80), served as Baker’s Managing Partner from 2005-2020.
42 ϳԹ graduates are attorneys at Thompson Hine, the 134th largest law firm in the U.S., with 500 lawyers in 8 cities. Four members of the ϳԹ class of 2023 began working there in the fall, and three rising 3Ls were summer associates last summer.
Other large firms in Cleveland with a significant number of ϳԹ attorneys include Tucker Ellis (41 ϳԹ grads), Benesch Friedlander (38 ϳԹ grads), Taft (34 ϳԹ grads including Co-Managing Partner); Ulmer & Berne (25 ϳԹ grads), Calfee Halter (25 ϳԹ grads), McDonald Hopkins (25 ϳԹ grads), Hahn Loeser (22 ϳԹ grads); Reminger Co., LPA (19 ϳԹ grads) and Vorys (17 ϳԹ grads).