Main Office: 5 Palo Alto Sq | Palo Alto | CA | 94306
Phone: 650-843-5000 |
The firm offers a competitive salary that is based on a set, lock-step scale. 1st year associates at Cooley's receive a top notch benefits package, which includes a salary of $160,000 per year. In 2012, the summer associate salary for 1Ls and 2Ls was US$3,077 per week.
Among other compensation the firm offers bar stipend, bar review course and bar exam reimbursement, clerkship bonus for certain judicial clerkships, discretionary bonuses and moving and relocation allowances.
The firm also gives bonuses to all eligible associates. Bonus is determined on the basis of hours billed, quality of work and the firm's revenues.
Title | Branch/ City |
Exp. year | Period | Min Base Salary |
Avg Base Salary |
Max Base Salary |
Min Bonus Salary |
Avg Bonus Salary |
Max Bonus Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Associate | Palo Alto | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | San Diego | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | San Francisco | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | New York City | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Washington | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Reston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Boston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Seattle | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Santa Monica | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Chicago | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Denver | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Boston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Chicago | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Denver | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | New York City | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Palo Alto | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Reston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | San Diego | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | San Francisco | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Santa Monica | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Seattle | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
Associate | Washington | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 |
Medical, dental, vision; life and AD&D insurance; domestic partner coverage; flexible spending accounts; family care referral program; emergency and priority child care; paid maternity, paternity and adoptive leave; employee assistance program; short and long term disability; Firm subsidized health club membership; 401(k); 4 weeks vacation; membership in ABA, state and local bar associations.