Newton, MA-- Boston College Law School was ranked No. 16 this year among the top 50 "go-to schools" for large law firm hiring, according to The National Law Journal (NLJ) Rankings.

BC Law sent 33.58% of its 2009 graduates to the nation’s 250 largest firms. The list of 50 law schools whose students were recruited most heavily by the nation’s 250 largest firms was compiled from recruiting information those firms provided on the 2009 NLJ 250 Survey. This marks the fourth year that the NLJ has compiled this list of go-to schools.

The full story and rankings of the top 50 schools is available online at http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/goto%20law%20schools_main.pdf.