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 (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
1L Summers
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Split Summer with Another Firm
Split Summer with Another Office
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
Summer Associate Salary
$215,000 annualized, paid semi-monthly (approximately $4,134/week)
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
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 (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2023)
No. of 2L Offers (2022)
Summer Program Length
1L Summers
Assigned to Specific Practice Area
Split Summer with Another Firm
Split Summer with Another Office
When Does Firm Begin Accepting Resumes for Summer Program
Summer Associate Salary
$215,000 annualized, paid semi-monthly (approximately $4,134/week)
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
Survey Says
- “The work assignments were substantive and meaningful. It was clear that the research I was doing was needed for a brief, especially when cases I found or parentheticals I drafted ended up in the brief.”
- “Summers do simple substantive work, including ancillary drafting on financings and M&A transactions, along with corporate formations and cleanup.”
- “I acted as the sole junior associate on a somewhat complex Series C financing. This allowed me to add value in a memorable way, and I'm still working with this client now as a...
