Training at Cooley We believe in learning by doing, and trainees will be involved in real work from the start. Cooley trainees are often pleasantly surprised by the level of responsibility they have on the matters assigned to them. Cooley’s two-year training programme will be divided into four seats of six months each. This will likely include at least one business litigation seat, where work could involve general com- mercial, products, employment, insurance or IP matters. Other seats will be in noncontentious corporate commercial/transac- tional areas, where work could involve M&A, PE, VC, life sciences, finance matters, capital markets, compensation and benefits or technology transactions. Seat options may evolve over time and in response to Cooley’s commercial business needs, but we work to ensure trainees obtain experience in the areas of greatest interest to them. Trainees will be supervised by lawyers at var- ying levels of seniority, as the experiences can be different but equally valuable to a trainee’s development. In addition to organising and supporting trainees through the Professional Skills Course, Cooley has developed a comprehensive training programme, which will be delivered by associates, partners and the professional development team at the firm. The aim is to enable trainees to develop practice-based skills and knowledge in our key areas, in addition to professional skills covering areas such as business development and finance. The support network at Cooley is extensive – trainees have an assigned supervisor, a trainee buddy in the year above, a partner mentor, the legal talent team, professional development team and the trainee principal to help and encourage progress and growth.
Accolades
Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, 100 Best Workplaces for Women and 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials
One of the 50 Best Law Firms for Women by Working Mother Magazine
Shortlisted for City Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2020
International Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2018
Legal Week’s London Office of the Year in 2017 and 2015 at The British Legal Awards
Transatlantic Litigation Team of the Year at the 2019 Transatlantic Legal Awards
Transatlantic Capital Markets Team of the Year at the 2018 Transatlantic Legal Awards
Highly recommended in seven different categories and 15 lawyers ranked by Chambers UK
Highly Commended – US Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2019 and 2018
17 practice areas recommended and 37 lawyers ranked by UK Legal 500
Women in Law Empowerment Forum Gold Standard Certification
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