Below-market pay under guise of top-tier firm, toxic culture - Associate MinterEllison Employee Review

2.0
Jun 22, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Good CLE program, good environment for new graduates, large projects due to top tier name

Cons

Some teams have highly toxic culture, only care about how many hours you bill, bullying is investigated but if the bully is a senior lawyer or partner then it’s always brushed under the rug despite multiple complaints from paralegals and other lawyers, pay is crap yet they preach that they’re paying market level, good people aren’t rewarded if you’re not a partner’s pet, good at making you feel you’re not good enough to undermine achievement

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5.0
May 4, 2022
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Pros

Great training, culture, exposure to real work

Cons

Salary average but not market leading

4.0
Nov 9, 2018
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Pros

- Despite being a top-tier, down-to-earth people who don't take themselves too seriously - Partners who genuinely care about the wellbeing of their teams - Ability to learn from some of the best and smartest lawyers in the country - Intellectually stimulating and challenging - Salaries starting to become more competitive - Genuine overseas work opportunities

Cons

- Long hours (like any law firm) - Bonus system doesn't always work (if you're the victim of write-offs out of your control) - While partners do genuinely care about the wellbeing of their teams, the work still needs to get done. So while they're still being grateful and appreciative, they're not exactly going to say "please don't sacrifice your night/weekend to get that done", rather they'll say "thank you for sacrificing your weekend to get that done, I really appreciate it".

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