• Private Sector

    Recruiting Programs

    Large Law Firms

    While most large law firms have moved their 1L and 2L Summer recruiting from OCI to Direct Applications, Catholic Law offers flexibility to employers who wish to recruit our students through Application Collect or OCI (On Camera/Campus Interviews).

    OCI (On Camera/Campus Interviews)

    OCI Important Dates

     

    Please email fuenteso@cua.edu, to create an OCI session based on these interview dates: 

    • Fridays during spring semester (students do not have classes)
    • March 9-13, 2026 (spring break)

    Application Collect

    Private employers that do not take part in a formal interviewing program but still want a customized experience have the opportunity to review applications from Catholic Law students. Application Collects are administered via 12twenty. Email Odalys Fuentes (fuenteso@cua.edu) for more information and to discuss the firm’s hiring needs and candidate preferences.

    Small & Midsize Law Firms 

    A Spring Semester Recruiting Program is coordinated by OCPD for private employers interested in hiring Catholic Law students for summer and post-graduate positions. 

    OCI (On Camera/Campus Interviews)

    • February 20 & 27, 2026
    • Friday’s are preferred interview dates

    Application Collect 

    Employers that do not take part in the interviewing program have the opportunity to review applications from Catholic Law students. Application Collects are administered via 12twenty. Email Odalys Fuentes (fuenteso@cua.edu) for more information and to discuss the firm’s hiring needs and candidate preferences.

    • Small & Midsize Firm & Industry Reception: February 5, 2026 

    Business & Industry

    OCI for Business & Industry private sector employers is held at the employer's convenience and may be in person or virtual. To register or for questions, please contact us at jobs@cua.edu.

    Frequently Asked Questions:

    When are final exams? When will grades be released?

    • Please view the law student academic calendar, click here. Note that the dates may change.

    For additional questions, contact us at jobs@cua.edu.



  • Public Sector

    Recruiting Programs

    OCI for public sector and non-profit employers is held at the employer's convenience and may be in person or virtual.

    To register or for questions, please contact us at jobs@cua.edu.

    Public Service Recruitment Fair (PSRF)

    The Public Service Recruitment Fair (PSRF) is hosted annually each spring by Catholic University and other area law schools in the DMV. PSRF focuses on the public sector including nonprofits, prosecutors and public defenders offices, and government agencies, and is the largest public sector recruiting fair in the spring. In past years the fair has brought nearly 100 employers and 300+ students together through virtual interviews, virtual table talk sessions, and document collect. The fair focuses on connecting employers with law students interested in summer or post-graduate positions. Employers from the DMV and around the country participate.

    October - December    Employer Registration

    December - January     Student application window

    Late January                   Interviews and Table Talks

    Employers may register for virtual interviews or document collect via this link during the registration period, and for table talk via this link.

    For questions, contact us at jobs@cua.edu.

    For more information on the Public Service Recruitment Fair, click here.