H-1B sponsorPAFEIN 25-0921018Updated Jul 2026

K&L Gates LLP

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for K&L Gates LLP. Filed 84 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a PA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

K&L Gates LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in Pennsylvania. In fiscal year 2025, the firm filed 2 H-1B petitions, both certified.

Since 2010, K&L Gates has filed 84 H-1B petitions with an 88.1% overall certification rate. The firm's H-1B sponsorship is heavily concentrated in legal roles: 54 of 84 filings (64%) were for Lawyers (SOC 23-1011). The remaining filings cover specialized technical and financial roles, including 5 Software Developers, 5 Data Scientists, 4 Financial and Investment Analysts, and 3 Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Filing volume peaked in 2016 and 2018 (11 filings each), then declined sharply after 2019. Denials and withdrawals represent only 2.38% each of total filings, indicating strong petition preparation and compliance.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of K&L Gates 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	88.1%
Cert-withdrawn	7.1%
Withdrawn	2.4%
Denied	2.4%

Certified88.1%

Cert-withdrawn7.1%

Withdrawn2.4%

Denied2.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	23-1011	Lawyers	54
2	15-1252	Software Developers	5
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	5
4	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	4
5	23-2011	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	3
6	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2
7	27-3042	Technical Writers	2
8	19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	1
9	17-2051	Civil Engineers	1

Lawyers

Software Developers

Data Scientists

Financial and Investment Analysts

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Technical Writers

Social Science Research Assistants

Civil Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	2
FY2011	5
FY2012	3
FY2013	8
FY2014	4
FY2015	9
FY2016	11
FY2017	8
FY2018	11
FY2019	10
FY2020	5
FY2021	2
FY2024	4
FY2025	2

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