Summer Associate in Palo Alto, CA

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Palo Alto, CA

Summer Associate in Palo Alto, CA

Summer Associate

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Does the firm provide a stipend for bar review courses and bar exam fees?

Cooley provides a bar review course and pays for the bar exam fees for all summer associates who accept an offer to join the firm. We also provide a $10,000 bar stipend for associates who have worked at the firm for at least six months and are preparing for the July bar exam.

2026 Summer Associate – Technology Transactions: Join **Members Only** in Palo Alto for our summer program as a 2L Summer Associate in our Technology Transactions department.

- Salary: $225,000 annualized rate of pay
- Job ID: 2425PA
- Location: Palo Alto
- Practice Area: Technology Transactions
- Open Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Cooley's technology transactions lawyers combine intellectual property and commercial transactions expertise to help companies maximize the value of their strategic relationships and intellectual property investments. We work with companies of all sizes and stages of development, providing guidance on the creation, acquisition, use, and commercial exploitation of technology. As one of the only large international law firms with a dedicated team for technology-based fields, we understand the industries we serve and use our legal expertise and business savvy to help clients succeed.

Job Requirements:

- Interest and enthusiasm for the practice is essential

Summer Associate Program:

- Hands-on training with meaningful experience
- Real assignments, interactive skills training, participation in practice group meetings, and feedback from Cooley lawyers
- Midpoint and final reviews, as well as real-time feedback from lawyers on all substantive assignments

Interviewing for the summer program:

- Apply through Cooley Direct
- Specify area of interest: general corporate, business litigation, or specialty groups

Seascape Weekend:

- All summer associates start with a three-day training, team-building, and networking event at Seascape Beach Resort in Northern California
- Opportunity to experience Cooley culture and get to know peers and lawyers

Summer events:

- Each office has a calendar of events to foster connection and showcase Cooley culture
- Activities vary by office and have included cooking classes, community service, sailing, surf lessons, and more

Law Student FAQ:

- Split summers with other firms are not allowed, as our program is 10 weeks with an eight-week minimum commitment
- Opportunities for 1Ls through 1L Diversity Fellowship and 1L patent summer program
- Encouraged to do pro bono work during the summer, with many assignments available
- Work assignments are related to ongoing client matters and representative of work given to lawyers at Cooley
- Robust training program throughout the summer, including workshops on writing, negotiation, and client counseling
- Assigned partner and associate mentors, as well as summer associate assignment coordinators for support

Evaluation and compensation:

- Midsummer and final evaluations, as well as real-time feedback on assignments
- Evaluation based on legal analysis, communication, time management, and work quality, as well as initiative, teamwork, maturity, and judgment
- Compensation for 2025 US summer associate program is $225,000 annualized, prorated for weeks worked
- Clerkship bonus and/or advanced class year standing available for eligible associates
- $25,000 bonus for JD/MBA graduates, but no class year credit
- Bar review course and fees paid for summer associates who accept an offer to join the firm, as well as a $10,000 bar stipend for associates preparing for the July bar exam.

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