Excellent place to work, but some down time and lower salary - Associate Counsel Allstate Employee Review

4.0
Jul 20, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Leaders are empathetic and cognizant of your abilities. I have never felt like I was drowning in work. Certain leaders are especially adept at developing your career, but only if you make the effort to get to know them and establish a connection. It is a large law department, so there is plenty of knowledge and support for newer attorneys.

Cons

Allstate is constantly trying to innovate and cut costs, which means they will often reduce the workforce in the name of "Transformative Growth." Salaries are fair, but you won't get rich here. Since the law department is so large, it is easy to fly under the radar. This is good if you're lazy, bad if you're trying to climb the corporate ladder. Though, if you take the former approach, you are subject to the aforesaid transformative growth axe. For new attorneys, attrition is bad. I believe it is because younger attorneys have the extra pressure of excess debt and more time on their hands to devote to a higher paid, more demanding job. Older attorneys with families love working here because there is a true work/life balance via remote or hybrid work, as long as the work is getting done.

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Pros

Great base pay, benefits, 401K match, and standard corporate perks. Plenty of networking opportunities all across the country, the ability to support local communities, and a commission structure with good intentions and potential

Cons

As a company, Allstate lacks awareness of their role within the industry and within the country, fully acknowledging that their rates are NEVER the best (not sometimes, NEVER). At a time when everyone is conscious of their spending, selling a more expensive (and oftentimes identical) product not only feels wrong - it's unsustainable. There is a severe lack of program direction, poor understanding of the different states' geography and demographics, and complete void of accountability or clarity. An entire product launch was delayed by a month on the day it was supposed to launch, with an explanation never fully arriving and acknowledgment finally trickling down several days later. Of course, this leads to an overuse of corporate speak excuses in an endless cycle of "circle backs" because nobody ever knows what is actually happening or WHY. On top of all that, the technology is laughably outdated, with monitors that feature known defects and an "in-house approach" to all of their software that doesn't even feature a modern CRM. Like the hardware, known system-wide bugs were rampant within these Allstate branded systems, leading to embarrassing conversations with prospects and partners. MS Teams and Outlook will go off late into the night, well beyond normal business hours, all under the excuse of differing time zones and "sharing successes."

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