Careers

Find Your Path at Cooley

We believe that fostering a culture of personal and professional growth, inclusivity and collaboration creates opportunities and defines great careers.

Business professional
Judicial clerk
Lawyer
Paralegal
Summer associate
UK trainee

Resources

Information and tips for helping you prep, follow-up - and make the crunch decision

Law Student Interview Guide
NALP Forms
Chambers Associate Profile
Firsthand Profile
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Family Care Benefits
EU Candidate Privacy Notice (Associate Recruitment)
London Candidate Privacy Notice

Be Cooley

We strive to create an inclusive and rewarding environment that allows our people to thrive both professionally and personally. Our people-first philosophy, trademark cooperative spirit and firmwide commitment to inclusion and wellness are central to our success and the driving force behind our global growth. Cooley is devoted to continually advancing our standing as one of the world’s greatest law firms, and we believe part of that is achieved when we live up to the promise of making our firm a great place to work.

Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers

Best Law Firms for Women

Women in Law Empowerment Forum

Gold Standard Certification

Human Rights Campaign

Perfect score on Corporate Equality Index

Pro Bono

Giving back is core to our culture and doing pro bono is a fundamental obligation of our profession.

Cooley's pro bono practice succeeds because of the dedication of our people and our teamwork.

Vision and Values

We are the counselors, strategists and advocates for today's and tomorrow's leaders of the business economy. We seek to meet the evolving needs of our clients by building a community of professionals of the highest caliber who share our vision and embrace our values.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We believe our success is based on a diversity of people, teams and opinions.

True commitment to workplace diversity means offering all employees the tools, training and mentoring they need to succeed. It means embracing the importance of diversity on our client teams. It enables every individual to balance work and family obligations. It is about fostering community involvement and participation in local and national diversity initiatives. It means leading by example in our profession. Cooley is an equal opportunity employer.

Affinity Groups

Many of Cooley's offices have an active Cooley Inclusion Alliance which is managed directly by Cooley associates with the goals of providing associates with a forum and resource for support; enhancing retention, training and promotion; and identifying opportunities to join with clients and community members on initiatives and topics of interest. The Cooley Inclusion Alliance welcomes and encourages participation from all associates and patent practitioners.

Other firmwide groups include the Black Attorney Affinity Group and LGBTQ+ Affinity Group.