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DLA Piper Reviews
Updated Dec 5, 2023
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Simon Levine and Cameron Jay Rains
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- "Plenty of people work long hours and get work done but efficiency would go way up with a tech overhaul" (in 45 reviews)
- "Also, management allows partners who generate revenue to get away with mistreating employees." (in 23 reviews)
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- 5.0Sep 21, 2023ParalegalFormer Employee, more than 1 yearBaltimore, MD
Pros
Excellent benefits. Great work environment.
Cons
The department I was in closed without much notice.
- 4.0Sep 1, 2023LawyerFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsPalo Alto, CA
Pros
Talented lawyers Some great partners and teams that made work fun Great senior management in the office but did not always feel connected to senior management of the firm Interesting work Good infrastructure and technology to support lawyers
Cons
Too much emphasis on lateral partners that often were negative for culture and associates - though I have been told that the firm is trying to reverse this trend Sometimes firm felt too big and bureaucratic
- 4.0Oct 26, 2023Legal Team SpecialistCurrent EmployeeAustin, TX
Pros
Pay is competitive, good PTO and benefits
Cons
There are limited growth opportunities
- 4.0Oct 2, 2023Staff AttorneyCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearChicago, IL
Pros
Fairly Decent Firm - Easy to work with just about anyone in your practice group - just reach out.
Cons
Work-Life Balance is as expected at a big law firm.
- 4.0Oct 5, 2023Client Account AdministratorCurrent Employee
Pros
Great benefits Remote work flexibility Very friendly people
Cons
Upper management Long hours Not much support
- 4.0Sep 25, 2023Operations CoordinatorFormer EmployeePhiladelphia, PA
Pros
Great people and resources. Lots of benefits and discounts for things
Cons
No growth in position here
- 3.0Oct 31, 2023Material HandlerFormer EmployeeNew Cumberland, PA
Pros
Great coworkers, ok moral mostly
Cons
Not enough earned time off
- 3.0Sep 21, 2023AssociateFormer Employee
Pros
Great global projects and experience with fantastic attorneys
Cons
Long hours and bad internal management strategy.
- 3.0Sep 8, 2023Help Desk TechnicianCurrent EmployeeMaryland City, MD
Pros
Good place to start nice coworkers
Cons
Moving out of work from home Some policies are really dumb and slow down work
- 5.0Jun 30, 2023Information TechnologyCurrent Employee
Pros
The companies tech space is growing fast so there is a lot of room for growth. Pay is great
Cons
The benefit package is middle of the road
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DLA Piper has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 1,056 reviews left anonymously by employees. 72% of employees would recommend working at DLA Piper to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
72% of DLA Piper employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated DLA Piper 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at DLA Piper to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be management, work life balance.
