Jobs at Cooley

Leads the Data Engineering and Platform function, including team development, workforce planning, vendor resources, and technical delivery. Owns the Databricks-based Northstar Lakehouse across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers, Data Vault 2.0 implementation, platform architecture, CI/CD, reliability, governance integration, and infrastructure relationships. Partners with data governance, data products, intelligence, and technology teams to deliver trusted analytical and AI-ready data products.

Supports business intake and specialized conflicts processes for lateral attorneys, paralegals, and business professionals. Responsibilities include reviewing conflict submissions, maintaining tracking systems and databases, scheduling meetings, preparing onboarding requests and engagement letters, coordinating with recruiting and attorneys, running conflict reports, researching corporate affiliations and ethical issues, supporting policy initiatives, training new hires, and assisting with ethical screen database maintenance.

Lead enterprise campaign strategy and journey architecture, translating BU objectives into omnichannel, personalized, outcome-driven campaigns. Manage campaign governance, real-time optimization, MarTech roadmap input, cross-channel collaboration, and supervise direct reports to drive measurable business outcomes.

Design, build, and maintain the firm's intranet and automated workflows using SharePoint Online, Power Platform, Exchange Online and related Microsoft 365 technologies. Architect secure, scalable persona-based digital experiences, develop automation and templates, implement SPFx/React solutions, integrate REST APIs, support governance, documentation, analytics with Power BI, and drive user adoption and continuous improvement.

Act as strategic marketing lead for the Life Sciences practice, developing directory and GTM strategies, competitive intelligence, pitch and sponsorship ROI, practice-specific materials, and converting event engagement into pipeline. Manage and mentor direct reports and coordinate across Content, Pursuits, and BD teams.

Lead marketing for the M&A, PE, and Capital Markets business unit: manage intake/prioritization of requests, pitches and proposals, digital and creative enablement, rankings submissions, practice-led events, content and bio stewardship, market research, lateral attorney onboarding, and supervise and develop direct reports while supporting hiring and performance processes.

Manage multiple firm operations projects end-to-end, coordinating agile software development, vendor selection, process reengineering, budgeting, procurement, change management, KPIs and stakeholder communications. Maintain project artifacts, plans, and reports; surface risks and dependencies; ensure operational readiness and delivery across up to five high-profile initiatives concurrently.

Support associate staffing, utilization, onboarding, integration, performance reviews and professional development within the Cyber/Data/Privacy practice. Track and analyze associate metrics, coordinate hiring and onboarding with Legal Talent, implement training and licensure compliance, champion diversity and wellness initiatives, and provide coaching and mentoring to support associate growth.

Serve as strategic marketing lead for M&A, PE, and Capital Markets practice: develop directory and pitch strategies, market/competitive intelligence, GTM and content requirements, sponsorship ROI and event follow-up, oversee practice marketing materials, collaborate with content/creative and pursuits teams, and manage/mentor direct reports to drive business development outcomes.

Provide administrative and logistical support to Associate Development Managers, including coordinating meetings and events, preparing communications and reports on attorney utilization and transitions, managing mentoring and talent program logistics, assisting with departures and restaffing, submitting expense reports, proofreading, and other general administrative tasks.

Provide attorney-level guidance to drive legal technology adoption across practice groups, develop playbooks, run pilots and change management, collaborate with leadership to prioritize initiatives, and support practice-specific resource and automation efforts to improve legal service delivery.

Operate and maintain recurring reports, dashboards, queries, extracts, and automation scripts. Execute batch jobs, validate and reconcile data outputs, support AI/cloud readiness and firmwide data requests, maintain runbooks and documentation, and ensure compliant, reliable data operations while escalating issues as needed.

Review, analyze, and clear conflicts for incoming matters and hires. Prepare search terms and conflicts reports, perform corporate and ethics research, draft waivers and screens, communicate with attorneys, and maintain resolution documentation.

The Knowledge Management Attorney will enhance legal services through document automation and collaborate closely with engineers and attorneys to ensure efficient processes and compliance.

The Audit Letter Analyst manages audit letter requests, ensuring compliance with ABA guidelines, drafting responses, and coordinating with attorneys to track poll responses and prepare documentation for review.

Create, convert, reformat, transcribe, and proofread legal documents using Microsoft Office, Acrobat, iManage, Litera Compare, and other firm tools. Troubleshoot software issues, handle hotline calls, generate TOCs/TOAs, create forms and charts, transfer files securely, log work, and support multi-location schedules and tight deadlines.

The Director of IP Operations oversees all aspects of IP operations, drives best practice initiatives, and facilitates learning and development within the IP team.

Manage firmwide intake, evaluation and submissions for awards and rankings. Coordinate with communications, marketing & BD, research opportunities, track results, produce reports, lead high-level submissions and writing, supervise and mentor direct reports, and improve processes and training to maximize ranking impact aligned with business objectives.

Lead billing operations and teams across US and Asia to ensure accurate, timely billing and month-end close; drive process and technology improvements, manage unbilled WIP, oversee IP billing and PwC audit coordination, support partner billing guidance and staffing/HR activities.

Manage and oversee patent docketing operations and IPMS data integrity firmwide. Supervise docketing team, perform quality checks and audits, implement workflow and system improvements, coordinate with IT and vendors, train staff, monitor legal changes affecting deadlines, and produce performance metrics and reports.