General Corporate 2027 Fall Associate

Cooley LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Health Savings Account

Dental

Vision

Dependent care FSA

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Life insurance

AD&D

Long-term care

Parental leave

Vacation time 4 weeks/year

Sick time 2 weeks/year

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Cooley LLP in Boston invites 3L JD students graduating in 2027 to join our entry-level class across multiple offices, including Boston, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. You will gain exposure to matters involving public and private companies.

Candidates should demonstrate excellent writing, oral communication, and analytical skills, along with the ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent writing, oral communication and analytical skills essential.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
• Interest in corporate law with strong academic record.

Responsibilities

• Exposure to matters involving public and private companies.
• Support transactional work in a fast-paced corporate practice.
• Collaborate with teams across offices to handle diverse matters.

Skills

Excellent writing

Oral communication

Analytical skills

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Top law school academic achievement

Job description

Overview

• The role involves exposure to a wide variety of matters concerning public and private companies.
• The firm has been ranked by Vault as the #1 law firm for Emerging Companies & Venture Capital for nine consecutive years.

Posting details

Cooley LLP’s General Corporate practice group is recruiting 3L law students (JD 2027) to join the entry level class in our Boston, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC offices. W e are recruiting 2027 JD graduates for this position. Recruiter submissions will not be accepted. This is an opportunity to join a preeminent, internationally recognized corporate practice where you’ll get exposure to a wide variety of matters involving public and private companies. Cooley has been ranked by Vault as the #1 law firm for Emerging Companies & Venture Capital for nine consecutive years. To learn more about our market-leading corporate practice, Candidates should demonstrate: Excellent writing, oral communication, and analytical skills are essential, along with a demonstrated interest in corporate law. The ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment is important. 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 expected salary 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. EOE