Fund Formation 2027 Fall Associate

Cooley LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Job summary

Cooley LLP in San Francisco is seeking 3L law students (JD 2027) to join the entry level class in our Fund Formation practice. The group is internationally recognized and consists of 60+ lawyers dedicated to fund formation and counseling.

The annual pay for this position is $225,000, with a comprehensive elective benefits package including medical, HSA, and life insurance. Ideal candidates will have top academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school and show excellent writing, oral

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, oral communication, and analytical skills are essential.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Prior corporate or transactional experience is helpful but not required.
• Ideal candidates will have a high level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school.

Skills

Excellent writing

Oral communication

Analytical skills

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Overview

• The practice is an internationally recognized Fund Formation group with a deep bench of 60+ lawyers focused full-time on fund formation and counseling.
• Prior corporate or transactional experience is helpful but not required.

Posting details

Cooley LLP’s Fund Formation practice group is recruiting 3L law students (JD 2027) to join the entry level class in our San Francisco office. We are recruiting 2027 JD graduates for this position. This is an opportunity to join an internationally recognized Fund Formation practice – and a deep bench of 60+ lawyers focused full-time on fund formation and counseling. To learn more about our market-leading Fund Formation practice, Candidates should demonstrate: Excellent writing, oral communication, and analytical skills are essential. The ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. Prior corporate or transactional experience is helpful but not required. Ideal candidates will have a high level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school. The annual pay for this position is $225,000. We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre‑tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long‑term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm‑paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.