Adding more fuel to the Cooley fire... when I was recruiting for summer associate positions, I had an offer from Cooley's Palo Alto office. I asked if I could spend some time in the SF office to see which location I preferred. The HR person I was on the phone with said I would have to pick one location because otherwise I would have visa issues. I am Asian, but born and raised in the US. Cooley was one of my top choices going into recruiting, but I couldn't look at them the same way after that.

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So, wait, are you saying that you don’t have to have a visa simply by virtue of Asian ethnicity?

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Strongest evidence for a god *with a sense of humor*

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I’m very sorry that happened. I think that was an aberration. — Ex-Cooley as of today.

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Absolutely was. I wish OP had reported that to someone at the time. Completely unacceptable and something the firm would address.

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The number of Asian people (and Poc) who reported being not treated the best at Cooley is VERY high. Their recent class of partners also can tell you that the bias exists.

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I definitely didn’t mean to ask what is the proof of racism at firms - it’s everywhere. As is sexism. And lots of problematic talk and concerning stereotypes and so on. Like… it’s pretty obvious.

I meant that it sucks if they layoffs disproportionately affected Asians and that was due to bias conscious or unconscious, which is a rumor that has yet to be proved up. I understand that most firms these days would certainly take DEI considerations into account during layoffs and have heard this was no different, so if it appears disproportionate it may be that it was and it may be that one person’s limited sample size is off. Accusing a firm of racism based on anonymous comments on a forum by people who likely don’t have a list of who was laid off, the precise demographics of the firm, and a lot of other information is problematic. So is being racist.

Should have reported this clown to your law school career office

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I’m a little confused here. Are you saying that the Cooley recruiter assumed you were on a visa because you were visibly Asian despite you being an American?

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yeah also it 1) only happened to asian students 2) totally disregarded things on the resumes that would suggest where people were from/ grew up

You’d think a firm HQ’d in Palo Alto would assume the exact opposite…

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Is HR rude at most big law firms? That's what I've noticed for the most part

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As someone who just did interviews for cooley SA recruiting, I was also told to pick a single office but it was because they had each applicant only pick one office. My friends also had a similar experience. Wonder if there might’ve been a misunderstanding here?

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Wow

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Name and shame.

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