Friendly firm with smart and supportive colleagues - Anonymous employee Cooley Employee Review

4.0
23 Sept 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Interesting work, including pro bono matters; partners generally mentor and seem to care; firm values its culture; benefits are generally competitive with other big firms

Cons

It's a big firm with billable hours so work-life balance is not always attainable

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5.0
19 May 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Large company so hard to meet people

2.0
13 May 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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