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)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
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
$9,375 semi monthly
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 (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
Summer Program Length
No. of Summer Associates (2024)
No. of 2L Offers (2023)
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
$9,375 semi monthly
Summer Program Contact
Offices with Program
Schools Visited for OCI
Career Fairs Attended
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...