As good as it gets for BigLaw - Associate Cooley Employee Review

4.0
Sep 1, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

You will get a lot of substantive experience, even as a junior associate. Pro bono hours count towards billable requirements. You'll work with lots of very, very smart people who can help you become excellent at what you do, if you pay attention and soak it up.

Cons

If you're looking at BigLaw, you already know what the cons are - long hours, high stress, and you're made to feel guilty if you take vacation or need to attend to personal issues.

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5.0
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Pros

Fully established and great processes/onboarding process Great benefits Professional Development team was amazing to work with

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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