Law Bulletin Publishing Reviews

I have been working at Law Bulletin Publishing full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Family owned. Small business atmosphere.

Cons – Management doesn't seem to be interested in incentivizing good employees to stay.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at Law Bulletin Publishing

Pros – Good restaurants and shopping nearby. Located between House of Blues and Trump Tower. Good parking deal next door. Interesting 6 floor red brick renovated building with spacious cubicles. Upper management seems to be making an effort to update legacy systems with newer software.

Cons – I was a 3-6 mos contract-to-hire. After 2 mos, they ran out of work for me to do and ended the contract early. No notice, so I was screwed out of weeks of pay until I was able to get another job. I've never left a job without giving 2 week's notice. This was a first for me.

As a Company, terrible benefits, worst 401K matching plan I've ever seen, slim vacations, most legal holidays must be worked. A lot of long-time, old-skilled labor force who have a lot of clout for some reason. Nice to your face, but watch your back. Not open to new ideas unless it benefits them. Location is great if you like to walk a mile from union station and blocks from nearest CTA train. Can't start early or work late because they lock the doors. Managers must wear ties everyday, no casual Fridays. Very strict with requiring fobbing bagges in and out of the building to monitor timesheets.

Advice to Senior Management – First, don't be rude, give 2 weeks notice when ending a contract. Second, don't assume your long-time, under-skilled workforce knows what they're doing regarding new technologies. Double your benefits and hire/retain IT talent, otherwise your competitors are going to overshadow your efforts fairly quickly.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Law Bulletin Publishing

Pros – It's a professional environment being in the legal industry. The downtown Chicago and River North locations also makes it attractive.

Cons – Once inside, growth is difficult. There are not a lot of defined growth paths and keys to growth are held tightly by incumbents. It is privately held and it's who one knows, not what one knows.

Advice to Senior Management – Understand the marketplace. The proactive approach is much more preferred than the reactive approach. Being a media company, the new media is quickly overrunning the archaic print media format.

I have been working at Law Bulletin Publishing

Pros – Some of the nicest people you could work with, a lot of work to take on and opportunities to add value.

Cons – Very conservative in terms of pay, flexibility regarding time off and work/life balance. Too many managers and executives relative to employees.

Advice to Senior Management – Adopt a more modern approach to vacation and HR policies; cut the number of executives and managers in half - there is a lot of dead weight at the top.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Law Bulletin Publishing

Pros – It is a great location in the heart of River North. There are some really nice, fun people here. The hours are great...you really never have to stay late.

Cons – No incentives to work hard. Not progressive or forward-thinking. No perks or rewards. Outdated building that lacks any sort of appeal. Dress code is enforced. Hours are strict. Must be there at 8:30am. Terrible vacation, personal day plans. Management is just ok.

Advice to Senior Management – Where do I begin? Listen to the ideas coming from your employees. Smart, young people work at LBPC, and management fails to notice that. Try to reward employees for hard work.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend