Mosaic Scholars · Open Resources
Refreshed weekly during recruiting seasonOne place to see Big Law student hiring: which summer associate applications are open right now, which 3L and entry-level seats are posted at top firms, and when applications are likely to open based on what firms did last year.
The Mosaic Scholars program itself is selective and currently at capacity. Open Resources are different: tools we build inside the program and release to every law student, free.
| Firm | Position | Status | Deadline | Last year opened | Predicted window | Cities |
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Predicted windows are estimates based on when each firm opened last cycle and can change without warning. Always confirm details on the firm's own site before relying on a date. The Docket is an independent Mosaic Scholars resource. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained in coordination with any law firm.
The Docket covers 50 of the most prestigious firms in the current Vault rankings. For each firm we track 2L and 1L summer associate applications, 3L and entry-level associate openings, and diversity fellowships and scholarships, with each application's deadline, when it opened last year, and a predicted window for the coming cycle.
Firms currently tracked: Cravath · Wachtell · Skadden · Latham · Sullivan & Cromwell · Kirkland & Ellis · Davis Polk · Gibson Dunn · Milbank · Simpson Thacher · Sidley · Covington · Paul, Weiss · Quinn Emanuel · Weil · Cleary · Williams & Connolly · White & Case · Susman Godfrey · Ropes & Gray · Paul Hastings · Cooley · Debevoise · Perkins Coie · WilmerHale · Jones Day · Morrison Foerster · O'Melveny · Munger Tolles · Hogan Lovells · Goodwin · Arnold & Porter · Proskauer · Wilson Sonsini · Willkie · King & Spalding · Morgan Lewis · Akin · Winston Taylor · Orrick · Clifford Chance · DLA Piper · Mayer Brown · Baker McKenzie · McDermott · Fried Frank · Holland & Knight · K&L Gates · Dechert · Linklaters
In the fall of your 1L year. Applications for both 1L and 2L summer positions now open around mid-September, and the earliest windows we saw last cycle landed in September and early October. We expect this cycle to look similar. Interviews run from October into January, and most offers arrive in late January or early February once firms see first-semester grades. The Docket lists the date each firm opened last cycle and a predicted window for the next one, and the full year-by-year map is in our recruiting timeline guide.
Yes. Registration asks for four things: your email, law school, graduation year, and primary city of interest. We never share your individual information with firms. Aggregate interest data helps us make the case to firms to keep these pipelines open.
Weekly during recruiting season. Each listing carries a last-verified date, and statuses move between Anticipated, Open, and Closed as firms post and close applications. Always confirm details on the firm's own site before relying on a date.
I'm Bryson, the founder of Mosaic. My day job is representing practicing attorneys in their lateral moves, and that work comes first. In my free time I do my best to answer students who are thinking a few moves ahead. I post about Big Law hiring and firm intel on LinkedIn, and that's where I'm most likely to see your note. Email works too.