Cooley reviews

3.9

56% would recommend to a friend

(380 total reviews)

Joe Conroy

87% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Nov 5, 2025

Not bad for big law

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good exit opps in tech, good training, all things considered culture could be worse

Cons

Palo Alto office has toxic partners leading to retention issues, causing an overwhelming amount of work for the few associates left.

5.0
Oct 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good pay and colleagues are nice.

Cons

Cooley lays off people when business is slow

5.0
Oct 16, 2025

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good work life balance and culture

Cons

none in particular come to mind

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