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To be considered for one of Cooley's four training places per year, you must participate in our London summer programme, which is designed to give you insight into the work we do, as well as provide you with opportunities to experience the unique culture of our firm. The two-week summer programme, which accepts approximately ten people per year, is spent contributing to real-life work, engaging in development sessions and connecting with a range of Cooley people both through work and play.
The Upside
Being part of a smaller trainee cohort often leads to a higher degree of hands-on involvement and exposure.
Cooley’s two-year training programme is divided into four seats of six months each. It will likely include two litigation department seats, where your work could span general commercial disputes, white collar crime, insurance, IP, employment and product liability. Other seats will be in corporate commercial/transactional areas, where your work may be a mix of M&A, private equity and venture capital, public companies, capital markets, technology transactions, cyber/data/privacy, compensation & benefits, life sciences, competition, and tax.
Diversity at Cooley
We are involved in a number of firmwide and office-specific diversity programmes which focus on supporting the talent pipeline and development of existing talent, together with recruitment and working practices. One of the ways we do this is by reviewing trainee application forms on a name-blind basis. To help us find the best talent from a range of backgrounds, we implement the Rare Contextual Recruitment System as part of our application system.
In our dedication to fostering a truly diverse workplace that values and celebrates differences, we offer diversity fellowships to outstanding law students who share this commitment. Award recipients in London will receive paid summer programme positions a year earlier than students are typically eligible to participate and monetary awards to assist with law school tuition.
