Summer Associate Hiring For All 2L Applicants:
For students attending law schools with OCI programs that take place in January and February 2026, please apply to the firm through those programs. We expect to participate in OCI for the law schools listed below who have announced their OCI windows, and will provide additional law school OCI dates as they become available. Please check back in the coming weeks for routine updates.
| Law School |
OCI Window |
| Berkeley |
Thursday, January 22 - Friday, January 23, 2026 |
| Columbia |
Wednesday, January 7 - Friday, January 9, 2026 |
| Cornell |
Resume collect, Wednesday, January 7 – Friday, January 9 |
| Georgetown |
Friday, February 6 - Friday, February 13, 2026 |
| George Washington |
Thursday, February 5, 2026; Tuesday, February 10, 2026; Thursday, February 12, 2026 |
| Harvard |
EIP Resume Collect, Wednesday, January 14, 2026 |
| NYU |
PEP – Thursday January 15, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania |
Wednesday, January 7 - Friday, January 9, 2026 |
| Stanford |
Monday, January 12 - Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Vanderbilt |
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 |
| Yale |
Monday, January 12 - Friday, January 16, 2026 |
Students attending law schools other than those listed above may apply directly to the firm between January 1 and January 30, 2026. Since we require both a resume and a transcript, we ask that you submit your application once your first semester transcript is available.
Please note that summer associate offers will not be extended to any student until we have received at least one set of grades.
For additional inquiries, please contact:
Natasha M. Zech, Esq.
Chief of Attorney Talent
Williams & Connolly LLP
680 Maine Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20024
Direct: 202.434.5605
Email: nzech@wc.com