H-1B sponsorDCFEIN 53-0188411Updated Jul 2026

Covington & Burling LLP

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Covington & Burling LLP. Filed 122 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a DC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

70.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

30.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Covington & Burling LLP is a major international law firm based in Washington, DC. Since 2010, the firm has filed 122 H-1B petitions across 16 years, with an 84.43% certification rate, 9.02% withdrawn, and 0.82% denied.

In FY2026, Covington & Burling filed 10 H-1B petitions, with a 70% certification rate and 30% withdrawn. The firm's H-1B portfolio is heavily weighted toward legal roles: lawyers (73 filings) and judicial law clerks (21 filings) make up the majority. The firm also sponsors data scientists (19 filings), paralegals and legal assistants (4 filings), and financial and investment analysts (3 filings).

The firm's H-1B activity accelerated from 2015 onward, peaking at 21 filings in 2018 before declining in recent years. The high certification rate reflects the firm's established sponsorship practices and clear occupational focus on specialized legal talent and technical expertise.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Covington & Burling 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	84.4%
Cert-withdrawn	5.7%
Withdrawn	9.0%
Denied	0.8%

Certified84.4%

Cert-withdrawn5.7%

Withdrawn9.0%

Denied0.8%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Covington & Burling LLP across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	23-1011	Lawyers	73
2	23-1012	Judicial Law Clerks	21
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	19
4	23-2011	Paralegals and Legal Assistants	4
5	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	3
6	11-1021	General and Operations Managers	2

Lawyers

Judicial Law Clerks

Data Scientists

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Financial and Investment Analysts

General and Operations Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	5
FY2011	5
FY2012	6
FY2013	3
FY2014	3
FY2015	8
FY2016	8
FY2017	14
FY2018	21
FY2019	13
FY2024	8
FY2025	18
FY2026	10

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