Sharp elbowed, passive aggressive snakes - Associate Attorney Cooley Employee Review

1.0
22 June 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good money but that’s any big law gig

Cons

No work life balance (big law norm). Fake, passive aggressive, sharp elbowed attorneys abound, especially in the upper ranks. End of year reviews are not a true metric and feedback given doesn’t appear to correlate with those who were laid off. Disproportionately laid off Asian people, women, and POCs generally. Partners year after year were overwhelmingly white and male, which was directly reflected in the aforementioned layoffs. Continues to make decisions to increase partner profits like deferring incoming associates.

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5.0
19 May 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Large company so hard to meet people

2.0
13 May 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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