Staff feels Marginalized - Legal Secretary Lewis Roca Employee Review

From a staff point of view, the mergers have seemed more like hostile takeovers. Legal secretaries and other staff have been completely marginalized. There have been several rounds of layoffs. Bonuses and all but the smallest of raises have been eliminated. There has been a big devaluation of anyone who is not billing. All offices in all states are managed out of Phoenix on a “need to know” basis, and they think staff doesn’t need to know anything until after the fact.