H-1B sponsorILFEIN 36-2137456Updated Jul 2026

Baker & McKenzie LLP

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Baker & McKenzie LLP. Filed 188 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a IL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

60.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

20.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Baker & McKenzie LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in Illinois that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized legal and financial roles. In FY2026, the firm filed 5 H-1B petitions with a 60% certification rate. Over its 16-year history in the H-1B program (2010–2026), Baker & McKenzie has filed 188 total petitions with an 89.4% all-time certification rate, 4.3% withdrawn, and 3.7% denied.

The firm's H-1B sponsorship is heavily concentrated in legal roles: 103 filings for Lawyers (SOC 23-1011) and 29 for Judicial Law Clerks (SOC 23-1012) represent 70% of all petitions. Complementing these are 18 filings for Financial and Investment Analysts, 13 for Paralegals and Legal Assistants, and 3 for Economists. This occupational mix reflects Baker & McKenzie's core business as a large international law practice.

Filing volume peaked in 2016 with 26 petitions, then declined steadily through 2022 (1 filing) before recovering to 10–11 petitions annually in 2024–2025. The firm's high all-time certification rate demonstrates consistent compliance with H-1B wage and recruitment requirements.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Baker & McKenzie LLP’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	89.4%
Cert-withdrawn	2.7%
Withdrawn	4.3%
Denied	3.7%

Certified89.4%

Cert-withdrawn2.7%

Withdrawn4.3%

Denied3.7%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Baker & McKenzie LLP across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	23-1011	Lawyers	103
2	23-1012	Judicial Law Clerks	29
3	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	18
4	23-2011	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	13
5	19-3011	Economists	3
6	15-1252	Software Developers	3
7	19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	2
8	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	1
9	27-3042	Technical Writers	1
10	11-9199	Managers, All Other	1

Lawyers

103

Judicial Law Clerks

Financial and Investment Analysts

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Economists

Software Developers

Social Science Research Assistants

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Technical Writers

Managers, All Other

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	11
FY2011	10
FY2012	11
FY2013	22
FY2014	11
FY2015	17
FY2016	26
FY2017	19
FY2018	15
FY2019	12
FY2021	5
FY2022	1
FY2023	2
FY2024	10
FY2025	11
FY2026	5

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