Positive firm culture, but poor department management - Anonymous employee Cooley Employee Review

2.0
Sep 3, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- firm as a whole values staff as much as attorneys - firm culture embraces diversity and transparency - good base salary - yearly bonuses - active lifestyle health incentives

Cons

- rapidly growing departments, but under staffed - demanding, high pressure work with little recognition - no growth opportunities - managers are looking for workhorses and do not prioritize providing professional value and job satisfaction - minimal PTO and expensive (and limited) medical benefits

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Cons

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2.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Free lunch and snack bar

Cons

Some offices have awful open layouts and cubicle like associate seating. I also experienced a lot of turnover and instability under the new CEO.

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