White & Case Reviews

Pros

Everyone is friendly at the office.

Cons

The offices are rather separate and the work can pile up quickly.

Advice to Senior Management

More technological aids could help increase office efficiency

Pros

Pay for associates is outstanding, the work may involve major, high profile matters, the firm's strong reputation

Cons

Little or no opportunity of advancement to partner, even income partner, profitability is sub-par due to poor management, headquarters office is overstaffed and takes the best work away from other offices, vicious competitive atmosphere among partners

Advice to Senior Management

Learn how to recognize, evaluate and develop the skills of all lawyers, develop a cooperative environment among partners, learn how to manage partners

Pros

well compensated when it comes to salary and benefits

Cons

shifting schedule for 24/7 operations

Advice to Senior Management

none

Pros

Great people and a laidback environment

Cons

Lack of transparency and forethought in management, leading to low employee morale

Pros

White & Case has plenty of talented and extremely professional lawyers.

Cons

Lack of balance between work and personal life.

Advice to Senior Management

The management needs to promote employees based on merits and not on friendship.

Pros

Challenging assignments working with fine people for the most part

Cons

Very long hours, weekend work expected when the client expects it

Advice to Senior Management

More honest feedback to employees

Pros

International exposure, nice office location in NYC, friendly co-workers and a half decent corporate cafeteria. Most of the interaction between the legal and business support is cordial within the NY office and other offices around the globe.

Cons

Horrible management teams, outsourcing work in all departments to Manila, promotion opportunities and dysfunctional IT systems and information sharing. After two rounds of layoffs and outsourcing many functional positions to Manila the skeleton business support staff is suffering from low morale and as the economy improves people are escaping in droves. Not a good place to be on the support side right now.

Advice to Senior Management

Dissolve the Firm and start all over again with a smaller set of offices.

Pros

Global capabilities made for some very interesting situations. Lots of deals in many different areas meant you have to keep up on global activities - very interesting and exciting for someone who likes a broad view.

Cons

First firm to insitute layoffs at the end of 2008, what more need be said. Unfortunately, cost-cutting was made without much ryhme or reason and a lot of good people were let go. It's a very entreprenurial firm but that means it also has a weak central managment at the top.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop the politicking - pick the right people to help lead the firm. Everyone knows who they are anyway.

Pros

High caliber practice of law, attention to detail, excellent and far flung client base

Cons

A little bit stiff and isolating

Advice to Senior Management

I would improve employee communication and transparency

Pros

Great benefits, adequate salary, prestigious company - White & Case offers a stable work environment that one can feel great about working in.

Cons

Because of it's large size, White & Case is not very agile in the technology area. Changes can take a long time and development iterations are slow to come to fruition.

Advice to Senior Management

Not Sure...