▁her ▁J . D . ▁degree ▁from ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁New ▁Orleans ▁College ▁of ▁Law . ▁As ▁a ▁law ▁student , ▁Williams ▁cl erk ed ▁for ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁office , ▁and ▁also ▁assist ed ▁New ▁Orleans ▁council members ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁H urr icane ▁K atr ina . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Williams ▁provided ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁in ▁family ▁law ▁and ▁civil ▁lit ig ation . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁public ▁def ender ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Williams ▁provided ▁representation ▁for ▁clients ▁in ▁hom ic ide , ▁ra pe , ▁drug , ▁sex ▁crime , ▁and ▁federal ▁off ense ▁cases . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁CBS ▁News ▁and ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁for ▁Fox ▁News , ▁with ▁appearances ▁on ▁Hann ity ▁and ▁The ▁O ’ Re illy ▁F actor , ▁and ▁has ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁co - host ▁on ▁Out number ed ▁and ▁The ▁Five . ▁Williams ▁was ▁a ▁co - host ▁for ▁the ▁Fox ▁News ▁Special ists ▁afternoon ▁show ▁that ▁first ▁a ired ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁co - hosts ▁Eric ▁Bol ling ▁and ▁K atherine ▁T imp f . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Bill ▁O ' Re illy ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁Fox ▁News ▁Channel ▁line up . ▁Fox ▁News ▁Special ists ▁was ▁cancel led ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 2