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New York State Bar Records

New York Attorneys by Law School

See how many New York State Bar members graduated from each law school, across 6,932 institutions.

Every attorney registered in New York reported the law school they attended. This page lets you browse those institutions and see how many of their graduates went on to join the New York State Bar. Select a letter to see the schools that begin with it.

A handful of schools account for a large share of New York's attorneys, reflecting their size and closeness to the state. The most represented institutions include:

Browse law schools A–Z

Where an attorney studied is one data point among many. It says nothing on its own about their skill or fit for your matter, but it can be useful context when researching someone's background.

What the law school field tells you

Each registration record includes the law school the attorney reported on admission. Across the New York registry, more than 7,200 institutions appear, from large in-state schools to programs abroad whose graduates went on to qualify in New York.

The figure next to each school is the number of registered New York attorneys who named it as their alma mater. A higher count usually reflects a school's size and its proximity to New York, not a measure of quality.

Reading these numbers fairly

A law school's representation in the bar is shaped by geography and history. Schools in and around New York send more graduates into the state's bar simply because more of their students stay local. This is a record of where attorneys studied, nothing more.

We do not rank schools, score them, or draw conclusions about any individual attorney from where they studied. The data is presented exactly as the state publishes it.

Confirming an attorney's credentials

If verifying someone's background matters to you, the law school on file is one data point. For current bar standing, always check the official New York Attorney Search, which reflects the live record.

Frequently asked questions

How many law schools are represented in the New York bar?

More than 6,932 law schools appear in the registry, from in-state institutions to programs across the country and abroad.

Does the law school an attorney attended indicate quality?

No. The figure beside each school reflects how many registered New York attorneys attended it — shaped mainly by school size and proximity to New York, not by any measure of quality.

Where does this law school data come from?

From the law school each attorney reported at admission, as published in the New York Office of Court Administration registry.

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