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Summer Program at Cooley

3175 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 843-5000

Summer Program Overview


Cooley’s summer program is designed to give participants an unfiltered introduction to life and practice at the firm. It enables them to experience Cooley’s commitment to providing extraordinary legal services in a professional and collaborative environment. Our program provides opportunities for our summer associates to interact with each other locally and firmwide as a class, which creates bonds that go beyond the summer program. During the summer, constructive feedback is shared at the conclusion of each assignment and informal mid- and end-of-summer feedback sessions. Assigned men...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

77 total (65 2Ls; 8 1Ls; 4 SEOs)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

72 out of 74

Summer Program Length

10 weeks typically

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

77 total (65 2Ls; 8 1Ls; 4 SEOs)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

72 out of 74

Summer Program Length

10 weeks typically


1L Summers

Yes. through diversity and patent programs


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Firm

No. (Unless a summer associate needs to complete a brief “touch back” with a previous employer)


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


Summer Associate Salary

$9,375 semi monthly



Summer Program Contact

Arjeree Martin


Offices with Program

Boston


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Summer Program Overview


Cooley’s summer program is designed to give participants an unfiltered introduction to life and practice at the firm. It enables them to experience Cooley’s commitment to providing extraordinary legal services in a professional and collaborative environment. Our program provides opportunities for our summer associates to interact with each other locally and firmwide as a class, which creates bonds that go beyond the summer program. During the summer, constructive feedback is shared at the conclusion of each assignment and informal mid- and end-of-summer feedback sessions. Assigned men...

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

77 total (65 2Ls; 8 1Ls; 4 SEOs)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

72 out of 74

Summer Program Length

10 weeks typically

No. of Summer Associates (2024)

77 total (65 2Ls; 8 1Ls; 4 SEOs)

No. of 2L Offers (2023)

72 out of 74

Summer Program Length

10 weeks typically


1L Summers

Yes. through diversity and patent programs


Assigned to Specific Practice Area

Case by Case


Split Summer with Another Firm

No. (Unless a summer associate needs to complete a brief “touch back” with a previous employer)


Split Summer with Another Office

No


When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program

Rolling


Summer Associate Salary

$9,375 semi monthly



Summer Program Contact

Arjeree Martin


Offices with Program

Boston


Schools Visited for OCI

Berkeley Law


Career Fairs Attended

Bay Area Diversity Job Fair

Survey Says


  • “All of the assignments felt meaningful and representative of what I've done as a first year. Everyone I worked with was thoughtful in giving feedback.”
  • “All of the work you receive as a summer associate is the same kind of work you will do as a first-year associate. It is refreshing to not come in completely blind to what life as a lawyer is all about.”
  • “Each assignment I received had either an associate or a partner sit down with me to bring me up to speed not only on the posture of the matter, but on the substantive area of the...