H-1B sponsorILFEIN 36-2158694Updated Jun 2026

Sidley Austin (US) LLP

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Sidley Austin (US) LLP. Filed 300 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a IL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

80.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Sidley Austin (US) LLP is a major law firm headquartered in Illinois that actively sponsors H-1B workers for specialized legal and professional roles. In FY2026, the firm filed 5 H-1B petitions with an 80% certification rate.

Since 2010, Sidley Austin has filed 300 H-1B petitions overall, with 33% certified and less than 1% denied or withdrawn. The firm's H-1B activity shows significant variation year to year, ranging from 1 filing in 2020 to 55 in 2025. Lawyers dominate the sponsorship portfolio at 227 filings, followed by judicial law clerks (55 filings), financial analysts, accountants, and marketing specialists (12, 2, and 1 filing respectively).

The firm's recent surge in filings—42 in 2024 and 55 in 2025—reflects expanded H-1B recruitment activity before settling to 5 filings in 2026.

Sidley Austin H-1B sponsor
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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Sidley Austin (US) 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	93.4%
Cert-withdrawn	5.7%
Withdrawn	0.9%

Certified93.4%

Cert-withdrawn5.7%

Withdrawn0.9%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Sidley Austin (US) LLP across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	23-1011	Lawyers	227
2	23-1012	Judicial Law Clerks	55
3	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	12
4	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	2
5	13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1

Lawyers

227

Judicial Law Clerks

Financial and Investment Analysts

Accountants and Auditors

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	19
FY2011	18
FY2012	12
FY2013	10
FY2014	23
FY2015	22
FY2016	20
FY2017	21
FY2018	30
FY2019	19
FY2020	1
FY2023	3
FY2024	42
FY2025	55
FY2026	5

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