Does Cooley pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cooley employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cooley. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cooley?

56% of Cooley employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cooley 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cooley?

Associate (66) , Legal Secretary (21) , Paralegal (11) , Practice Team Assistant (10) , Associate Attorney (8) , Marketing Assistant (7) , Patent Agent (7) , Attorney (6) , Conflicts Analyst (5) , Marketing (4) , Associate Lawyer (3) , Legal Assistant (3) , Legal Assistant/Paralegal (3) , Manager (3) , Marketing Specialist (3)

What are the pros of working at Cooley according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 47 reviews)); "The provide great benefits and have supportive management" ((in 33 reviews)); "Cool clients and good culture" ((in 30 reviews)); "Great pay and good company" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good salary and place of work" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cooley according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and long nights" ((in 19 reviews)); "Management is absolutely ruthless, tons of ppl laid off" ((in 14 reviews)); "Little to no work life balance" ((in 8 reviews)); "There are too many directors and too many managers." ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours (same for any law firm)." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cooley layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cooley layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cooley in 2026.

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3.9

56% would recommend to a friend

(380 total reviews)

Joe Conroy

87% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

Cooley has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 380 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cooley employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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380 reviews

5.0

Feb 17, 2025

Great place to work / great people

Legal assistant/paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collaborative work environment; collegial teams; transparent.

Cons

Company is growing and may have lost some cohesiveness between practice groups. Might have been due to Covid and no longer an issue.

5.0

Feb 10, 2025

Great place to work

Senior administrative services manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Partner in Charge and Director of Administrative both seem to really care about the office and everyone that works here. There are countless people that have been at this office for 15+, 20+, 25+ years! It's visible people care about each other here. You can also tell people work really hard. That is to be expected and shouldn't surprise anyone that knows the legal industry, but there are tons of fun socials and events. They really do a good job of balancing it out. The benefits are amazing too, including some great office perks!

Cons

None to note at this time.

5.0

Jan 11, 2025

Nice firm

Senior competitive intelligence analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, reasonable working hours, good coworkers

Cons

Sometimes unreasonable expectations for deadlines

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