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Job Description:Cooley LLP is recruiting JD 2028 students to join its Boston, New York, Palo Alto, Reston San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC offices as summer associates in its Life Sciences Corporate Partnering and Licensing for the 2027 Summer Program. Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, completed 1L law school transcript, and undergraduate transcript. Please only apply to one office.
We have a dedicated team of 40+ corporate partnering and licensing lawyers across the US, UK and Asia, including senior team members who are internationally recognized as being the best in their field. We work on a wide range of licensing-related transactions, including research collaborations, territory-specific licenses, co-development agreements, spin-out transactions, asset divestitures, joint ventures, and options to license or acquire, and our deals involve technologies across the therapeutic, diagnostic, medical device and agricultural biotechnology fields.
Qualified candidates will have exceptional academic achievement and professional excellence. Ideal candidates possess excellent written and verbal communication abilities; strong legal research and writing skills; and sound judgment with proven problem-solving skills. They show initiative, motivation, and a service-oriented mindset; have meaningful prior work experience; engage in extracurricular or leadership activities; work effectively in team settings; and bring an entrepreneurial, business-minded perspective.
A technical background, particularly in biology, chemistry, medicine, or something similar, is helpful but not required. An interest in learning about and understanding new technologies is essential.
Patent prosecution experience or knowledge of patent law is also a plus but not a prerequisite.
This is a summer associate position, and the expected salary is based on an annualized rate of $225,000, with semi-monthly base pay of $9,375.00, subject to payroll withholdings and deductions.
