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- "It is competitive, cut throat, and they expect you to stay long hours even if you're not being compensated for them." (in 14 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great people, interesting work, opportunities to work in different practice groups
Cons
Too much food around all the time!
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Fantastic Place to Work
Sep 22, 2022 - Associate in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Global business, very smart colleagues, great perks
Cons
There were no major cons
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
High quality of work and colleagues
Cons
Not working in the headquarter location
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great firm with great culture
May 29, 2022 - Associate in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
collegial culture. In great growth mode.
Cons
more of an international firm; needs a larger presence in the US
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Interesting and varied work yes.
Cons
None. That I can think of.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Great people, culture, and partners. Great benefits
Cons
Overworked, growing so much and trying to keep ip
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
People come first
Jul 12, 2022 - Senior Business Development ManagerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Culture is colligate and great benefits.
Cons
Demanding workload but rewarded as a result
- Current Employee★★★★★
good for work at that company
Mar 26, 2022 - Manager in Princess, KYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
high salary, good subsidy and relax environment
Cons
I dont think there are any bad points
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Friendly, global culture, promotion opportunities
Cons
The usual resourcing squeeze at the moment
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
It’s a good firm with a collaborative work culture and most partners (not all) are accessible to work with.
Cons
It’s a law firm so you’re expected to be available to work 24/7. They also manage their junior associate resources poorly.
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Allen & Overy has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 705 reviews left anonymously by employees. 81% of employees would recommend working at Allen & Overy to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
81% of Allen & Overy employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Allen & Overy 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Allen & Overy to be culture, benefits, career development and the cons to be management, work life balance.
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