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    Hire Counsel Reviews

    Updated March 13, 2018
    51 reviews

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    Pros

    • Flexible hours, many projects to work on (in 7 reviews)

    • They were very quick at finding me a document review position (in 4 reviews)

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    1. "Good overall"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Competitive salary, very friendly and helpful people, willing to work with new attorneys to help find the right fit, great all around

      Cons

      Contract work, so sometimes it can be a bit spotty depending on how a case may be proceeding or moving through the phases of litigation and discovery

      Advice to Management

      Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train going anywhere. Just a city boy. Born and raised in south Detroit.

    2. "Great team, poor management"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Good training, relative to industry.

      Cons

      Cannot trust the start date or length of project. Poor chairs, equipment, etc.

    3. "Not a rewarding job"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Hire Counsel full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Better than not having a job at all.

      Cons

      The worst work/life balance, toxic people, almost inhumane work conditions, very poor management

      Advice to Management

      There is a lot of people that are demoralized. There are also a lot of wrong people working there. If this remains unchanged the company will not survive.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Temporary"

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      Former Employee - Corporate Paralegal in Wilmington, DE
      Former Employee - Corporate Paralegal in Wilmington, DE
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Hire Counsel full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Friendly and accommodating employees at client site

      Cons

      Parking costs were not covered by Hire Counsel at the client site.

      Advice to Management

      N/A

    5. Helpful (2)

      "Good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Document Review Attorney in Raleigh, NC
      Current Employee - Document Review Attorney in Raleigh, NC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Hire Counsel full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      flexible schedules, good computer facilities

      Cons

      projects can get postponed after you are scheduled to start

    6. "Can either be extremely toxic or mildly rewarding depending on location/position"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Hire Counsel full-time

      Pros

      Due to the lean size and ambition of the company, there is plenty of work to do.

      Cons

      The constant state of transition overwhelmed many internal employees.

      Advice to Management

      The company is definitely heading in the right direction. Keep investing in your internal employees and contract attorneys and it will certainly pay off in retention rates.

    7. "Contract Work"

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      Former Employee - Contract Attorney in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Contract Attorney in New York, NY

      I worked at Hire Counsel (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Friendly, transparent, personable staff
      - Non-hostile work environment

      Cons

      - Temporary project facilities were not the greatest

    8. "One of the Better Attorney Placement Firms"

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      Current Employee - Project Manager in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Project Manager in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Hire Counsel full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Very professional and streamlined operation placing attorneys in temporary and permanent positions

      Cons

      No significant downside in working with Hire Counsel

      Advice to Management

      Do not focus on improving the way you do business. If it ain't broke there's nothing to fix!

    9. "Former Employee"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at Hire Counsel full-time

      Pros

      Great people
      Interesting work
      Fast paced environment

      Cons

      None that come to mind

    10. Helpful (4)

      "Document review"

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      Former Employee - Document Review Attorney in Columbia, SC
      Former Employee - Document Review Attorney in Columbia, SC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Hire Counsel full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      professional and efficient with good training and nice management

      Cons

      Low pay Very low pay for an experienced attorney. That's why I'm no longer there accepting jobs. Not only is it low pay but the lost opportunity costs are HUGE in that you are busy 5-6 days per week, with no OT to lawyers so there is little or no time to handle other legal matters or seek other work.

      Advice to Management

      Be transparent about what your contracts are with the big firms so that the employee lawyers at least can fell they are getting a fair shake on what they are being paid. I don't think this model of yours over the long haul will continue to provide you quality lawyers if the pay is not increased substantially.

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