Hollingsworth LLP Welcomes Four Outstanding Law Students as 2026 Summer Associates
news | June 2, 2026
Hollingsworth LLP is delighted to welcome four outstanding law students to our 2026 Summer Associate class. The firm’s summer associates participate in highly challenging and complex legal work while receiving hands-on career development and mentorship. A trial-focused firm comprised entirely of litigators, Hollingsworth LLP specializes in complex litigation matters that focus the courts on science, particularly the lack of scientifically reliable causation evidence. Training of young lawyers begins with our highly selective Summer Associate program, where smart, talented students learn what practicing in high-stakes litigation is all about.
Lauren Dorn
Lauren is a rising 3L at The George Washington University Law School where she currently serves on the Mock Trial Board. As a 1L, Lauren was on the winning team for the 2025 Hollingsworth LLP First-Year Mock Trial Competition and, as a 2L, was a finalist in the Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition. Lauren served as a student-attorney for the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic. She received her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Arizona State University.
Autumn Jones
Autumn is a rising 3L at Harvard Law School, where she is Managing and Online Writing Editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. During the school year, Autumn works with Harvard Defenders, representing low-income Boston residents in show cause hearings. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, where she was President of the Black Pre-Law Society. Autumn was a 1L Summer Associate with Hollingsworth LLP in 2025.
Sydney McCord
Sydney is a rising 3L at the University of Virginia School of Law where she is a Legal Writing Fellow, a member of the Holistic Youth Defense Clinic, and Treasurer of the Women of Color at UVA Law. Sydney received her undergraduate degree, with distinction, from Yale University where she was a contributing writer to the Yale Daily News and co-captain of varsity track and field.
Pedro Ribeiro
Pedro is a rising 2L at Harvard Law School where he is a Teaching Fellow in Civil Procedure and Associate Managing Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. He received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Rice University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Pedro previously was a Judicial Intern for The Honorable Lee Rosenthal, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.