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Cooley Boston Corporate Thoughts?

Post by NYCNorthbound » Fri Jan 18, 2019 8:46 am

Hi guys - just wondering if people could shed some light on what the Cooley Boston office is like and what their corporate group looks like/work it does.

It seems like they've been growing pretty quickly (120 lawyers now) and have a full spectrum of corporate practice (emerging company, PE M&A and Capital markets). Do associates work on all of those areas or specialize? Do people make their hours requirements?

Thanks for any responses!

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Re: Cooley Boston Corporate Thoughts?

Post by Anonymous User » Fri Jan 18, 2019 3:34 pm

Not sure where you got 120, but the Boston office is nowhere near that (I considered a lateral position there a few months ago). I think it was around 80-85 attorneys and patent agents. The office still seemed very focused on hard IP even though it has a sizable corporate practice now.

Also, to put things into perspective, when I considered Cooley back in 2013, it was at 55ish attorneys. So I don’t think it’s been rapidly expanding. It has had steady growth.

My friend worked there for a couple years and he said that maybe half to 2/3 of the associates hit hours. Not sure what the breakdown is by practice. He was corporate and he hit hours.

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Re: Cooley Boston Corporate Thoughts?

Post by NYCNorthbound » Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:36 pm

Thanks for the reply. Interested if you ended up lateraling and where you chose. Feel free to PM

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