Cooley Direct

There’s no better way to learn what it’s like to be an associate at Cooley than to spend a summer with us.

Second-year law students are invited to apply to our 2026 summer associate program through Cooley Direct. The application period runs from April 1 to June 16, 2025, with candidates considered on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to apply even if you only have a partial transcript available at this time.

How to apply

If you are interested in our general corporate or business litigation practice groups, apply here.

If you would like to apply to one of our specialty groups, such as intellectual property litigation, cyber/data/privacy, life sciences partnering, technology transactions, debt finance, compensation and benefits, etc., find the corresponding job posting here.

Please note

• Our 2026 summer associate program is open to law students with an anticipated graduation date of May/June 2027 (or December 2026).
• If you apply for our 2L Diversity Fellowship, there is no need to apply separately through Cooley Direct. Your application will automatically be considered for the summer associate program, even if you are not a recipient of the diversity fellowship.
• Please only apply to one position/one office. If you are interested in multiple practice areas and/or offices, please include that information in the application notes field.