The 50 law schools that send the most graduates into associate jobs at the country's largest law firms have something in common—each stands among the Top 100 law schools in the country, as ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

With one notable exception: Howard University School of Law. U.S News ranks Howard at No. 135, but the school sent more than 21 percent of its graduates into large-firm associate jobs, earning it the No. 22 spot on the NLJ's Go-To Law Schools list.

Howard is sandwiched on the NLJ's list between Boston College Law School and the University of Notre Dame Law School (ranked No. 36 and No. 26, respectively, by U.S. News.)