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Updated May 31, 2023
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- "no work life balance lacks resources too long to hire new replacements of resigned employees." (in 24 reviews)
- "Algunos managers parecen no tener todas las aptitudes necesarias para afrontar los desafíos del rol." (in 9 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Everyone at Baker is great and the work is diverse.
Cons
A lot of internal meetings
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Cosmopolitan but lots of infighting
May 16, 2023 - Professional Staff in Chicago, ILRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
International travel, truly global feel, multicultural
Cons
Lots of infighting, both at the partner and staff levels. Ill-defined career paths for professional staff. Unclear strategy.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Decent company, frustrating office
Apr 2, 2023 - Legal Assistant in Dallas, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good company; salary and benefits are reasonable although I do think they generally lowball at first, compared to other firms.
Cons
Things are run quite sloppily. The company has clearly started to pinch penny’s and has become significantly more disorganized over the years. It seems they have good employees left who are being run ragged. I got out of there before that really started to affect me.
Continue reading - Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great work/life balance. Everyone is kind and courteous.
Cons
I cannot think of any!
- Former Employee★★★★★
Large firm mentality
Apr 16, 2023 - Practice Group Assistant in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Global mindset Benefits 401k match Health, dental, vision
Cons
Too large. Difficult to made decisions or make real impact.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Pay, complexity, variety, mentors, international
Cons
Hours, purpose behind the work
- Current Employee★★★★★
Significant resources / limited people skills
Feb 28, 2023 - Senior AttorneyRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
They have significant resources available.
Cons
They are limited in seeing value in people from diverse backgrounds or experience. On the whole, they do not provide a lot of support to develop and retain attorneys, particularly diverse attorneys. They also take a punitive "stick" approach in attempting to influence firm culture or behavior, which is ineffective, outdated, and damages moral.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good compensation package and career development
Cons
Benefits are not that great
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great place to work
Mar 21, 2023 - Leadership and learning specialist in Tampa, FLRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent work life balance for all
Cons
Salary could be higher for all
- Former Employee★★★★★
Wonderful People
Feb 28, 2023 - Project Manager in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great work environment. Growth opportunities are available at all levels
Cons
Too many changes were happening at one time.
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Baker McKenzie has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,259 reviews left anonymously by employees. 79% of employees would recommend working at Baker McKenzie to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
79% of Baker McKenzie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Baker McKenzie 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Baker McKenzie to be culture, benefits, career development and the cons to be management, work life balance.
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