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Posted August 27, 2026

2027 Fall Associate – Debt Finance

Cooley LLP
New York, NY Full Time
Compensation: $225,000 Annually
Reference: lawcruit_cooley_2793NY

Cooley LLP’s Debt Finance practice group is recruiting 3L law students (JD 2027) to join the entry level class in our New York, San Francisco, Santa Monica, and Washington, DC offices. We are recruiting 2027 JD graduates for this position. Recruiter submissions will not be accepted. Our lawyers solve legal issues for entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions and established companies with a significant emphasis on technology, life sciences and other high growth industries. Graduating law students with a dedicated interest in debt finance should apply for this opportunity. Qualified candidates will have high level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school and work experience within a corporate or professional environment, though no prior debt finance experience is required. Candidates must also have a high level of attention to detail and the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. The expected salary for this position is $225,000. We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources. EOE ⁠​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌⁠GIH-GBL_lawcruit-lawcruit_cooley_2793NY

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