Jobs at Cooley

Manages the US patent filing specialist team supporting patent prosecution and counseling practitioners. Oversees caseloads, staffing, performance, quality control, billing, client service, compliance, training, and workflow improvement. Develops metrics and business plans, coordinates client service initiatives, ensures adherence to USPTO procedures and 37 C.F.R., and supports automation and technology implementation. Requires at least five years of IP experience, project management skills, and the ability to lead teams in a professional services environment.

Supports associate staffing, work allocation, utilization tracking, performance reviews, onboarding, coaching, professional development, licensing compliance, diversity initiatives, and wellness programs within the Capital Markets practice. Partners with practice leaders, Legal Talent, HR, and other internal teams to manage associate development, identify staffing and hiring needs, facilitate feedback, and implement training and integration initiatives.

Manages marketing and business development support for private companies and fund formation practices. Responsibilities include prioritizing marketing requests, managing pitches and proposals, coordinating legal rankings submissions and practice-led events, maintaining attorney bios and marketing assets, conducting market research, and onboarding lateral attorneys. The role also supervises and mentors direct reports while partnering with internal marketing, creative, strategy, and events teams.

Leads enterprise AI and digital workplace collaboration services, including Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SharePoint, Teams, intranet, workflow, and productivity applications. Owns strategy, product roadmaps, governance, adoption, lifecycle management, vendor relationships, budgeting, compliance, and service delivery. Manages leaders and teams, drives secure AI deployment, develops change-management and enablement programs, and partners across the firm to improve digital dexterity, user experience, and business processes.

Leads campaign and digital marketing operations for a global law firm. Oversees marketing technology administration, intake governance, workflow design, training, cross-functional coordination, change management, compliance monitoring, and team supervision. The role improves operational efficiency, supports data-informed decisions, and enables scalable marketing and client development programs.

Executes local marketing events, sponsorships, and client hospitality activities. Coordinates venues, vendors, catering, A/V, staffing, invitations, registrations, branded assets, and event technology. Maintains attendee data and CRM records, supports post-event reconciliation and follow-up, and ensures consistent brand execution across regional activations.

Supports high-priority proposals, pitches, and pursuits by coordinating workflows, tracking timelines, tailoring client-specific content, applying win strategies, editing materials, and ensuring quality and process consistency. The role maintains pursuit tools and templates, supports cross-functional project coordination, and helps develop scalable proposal practices. It requires strong writing, organization, attention to detail, communication, judgment, confidentiality, and proficiency with Microsoft Office, iManage, Templify, and Foundation.

Provides independent legal support for corporate maintenance and complex transactions involving private and public companies. Responsibilities include entity formation and dissolution, closings, legal opinions, corporate and securities filings, due diligence, capitalization tables, equity records, Blue Sky research, and training junior staff.

Leads client listening, win/loss analysis, market insight, strategic account programs, and client development initiatives. Translates research into actionable growth strategies, establishes governance and repeatable processes, monitors program outcomes, and manages team members. Requires strong data analysis, dashboard development, CRM and survey-platform expertise, executive communication, and cross-functional leadership within a marketing or business development environment.

Performs accurate U.S. and foreign intellectual property docketing, de-docketing, deadline tracking, correspondence processing, PTO filing review, database research, reporting, and quality checks. Communicates with attorneys, paralegals, specialists, clients, foreign associates, and government offices while monitoring regulatory changes and ensuring critical IP prosecution deadlines are handled.

The Knowledge Management Attorney develops and maintains legal forms, precedents, guidance, and training materials for private company practices. They partner with attorneys, product managers, engineers, QA, and operations to automate legal workflows, build data models, prioritize templates, and develop testing methodologies. The role also monitors legal and regulatory developments, assesses AI-related risks, supports usability testing, prepares thought leadership, and promotes adoption of legal technology solutions.

Provides administrative, database, reporting, budgeting, event, training, and project coordination support for the firm’s Pro Bono Team. Responsibilities include invoice coding, document preparation, conflict checks, client and volunteer database maintenance, statistical reporting, budget monitoring, event logistics, travel arrangements, and coordination with legal service providers and firm staff.

Leads integrated content distribution by developing campaign copy, editing and proofreading materials, customizing messaging for target personas, coordinating email and web assets, executing A/B copy tests, maintaining messaging matrices, and ensuring brand consistency. Partners with campaign, design, and digital teams to meet delivery timelines. Supervises and mentors Messaging Specialists, manages staffing and performance processes, and supports hiring and employee development.

Analyzes and improves technology operations, IT service management, governance, intake, portfolio monitoring, and business processes. The role researches and synthesizes information for leadership, validates processes against ITIL standards, develops dashboards and reporting, supports vendor and contract activities, maintains documentation, and drives adoption of technology tools and processes. It also facilitates collaboration between business and technology stakeholders and promotes continuous operational improvement.

Lead omnichannel search and paid media strategy, own the ad-tech/search stack, manage onshore strategists and offshore agencies, optimize SEO/metadata and ROAS, drive attribution and performance reporting, collaborate with practice and brand teams for campaign amplification, develop AI-driven search roadmap, oversee paid media budget and compliance, and supervise and mentor direct reports.

Leads the firm's virtual programming strategy and owns virtual event platforms, vendor relationships, production standards, analytics, and technology roadmaps. Manages production and support teams, develops scalable digital event playbooks, and connects virtual experiences to marketing campaigns, client journeys, and nurture programs. Oversees event quality, stakeholder coordination, audience engagement, and on-demand content. Supervises and mentors employees while supporting hiring, performance management, staffing, and professional development.

Leads marketing strategy for the intellectual property business unit, translating practice objectives into campaigns, audience personas, personalization strategies, practice development initiatives, pitches, and proposals. Oversees budgets and sponsorship ROI, interprets performance data, partners cross-functionally with marketing and client development teams, and supervises and develops direct reports. Requires professional services or B2B marketing experience, strong communication and judgment, and the ability to manage complex initiatives under tight deadlines.

The Payroll Manager oversees end-to-end, multi-state U.S. payroll processing, tax compliance, benefits deductions, garnishments, direct deposits, journal entries, reconciliations, and year-end filings. The role manages Workday time tracking, coordinates international payroll matters, supports Asia payroll, resolves agency inquiries, and supervises and mentors direct reports. It requires strong knowledge of wage-and-hour regulations, payroll taxes, HRIS platforms, confidentiality, accuracy, and deadline management.

Analyzes and resolves legal conflicts for new business and candidate clearances. Responsibilities include conducting database, corporate, case law, and ethics research; preparing reports, waivers, engagement letters, and ethical screens; communicating with attorneys and partners; documenting resolutions; and providing conflicts-related training.

Lead market-facing business development efforts with Marketing and firm leaders to build relationships, identify and qualify opportunities, drive pipeline conversion, coordinate internal follow-up, surface cross-selling whitespace, and maintain disciplined outreach and documentation to support firm growth.