Typical Biglaw experience - Anonymous employee Cooley Employee Review

3.0
Feb 15, 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Standard Biglaw salary, good benefits, and opportunities to learn from talented and accomplished colleagues who are also generally friendly. As one would expect, the salary is the biggest "pro."

Cons

The firm exists to make money, so work-life balance is not a part of the program. Reviews are based largely on quantity of work done (billing billing billing) rather than quality.

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

Cons

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2.0
May 13, 2026
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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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