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4.2
85% Recommend to a Friend
Latham & Watkins Chair and Managing Partner Rich Trobman
93% Approve of CEO
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Latham & Watkins Chair and Managing Partner Rich Trobman
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  • "The people at LW are great and the resources the firm has are terrific.(in 82 reviews)
  • "Great benefits and pay.(in 45 reviews)
  • "Latham has a great culture and some of the best people(in 45 reviews)
  • "Good pay and its prestige(in 27 reviews)
  • "Good salary and welfare system(in 20 reviews)
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Updated Sep 23, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Sep 19, 2023
      Attorney Support Assistant
      Current Employee, less than 1 year
      Chicago, IL
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great firm, great people., great place to work

      Cons

      Nothing at all. Very good

    2. After 3 months I finally saw a job posting that really excited me! The role closely aligns with my career aspirations and skills. The job application process is brutal and I’m apprehensive about applying w/o any connections. Any attorneys at Latham & Watkins willing to connect with me? Added bonus you’re in the Diversity & Inclusion department. I am happy to provide updated resume.

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      1. 1.0
        Aug 26, 2023
        Technology Support Specialist II
        Former Employee, more than 5 years
        San Francisco, CA
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Fantastic benefits Great office space Generally friendly environment on the surface of things Technology roles here are relatively comfortable

        Cons

        Received very little in the way of assistance in growth opportunities, despite lobbying ideas for projects, process improvements and streamlining, etc. The manager I dealt with most often came off as quite detached in my experience, not wanting to get involved in things beyond what was minimally necessary. If learning is part of your goal, this is not a place I would recommend to do that. Career progression opportunities are few and far between within this office, and this was stated as fact relatively often. If you start in a role here, you should expect that almost any advancement opportunities will require you to look outside the company, or at the very least require you to be willing to move to another city/office. Despite often hearing about the strong culture here, my experience revealed it to be far less than what was described. In my experience, technology jobs here usually pay below other competitive firms in the same city; although it was stated that the salaries offered were "market rate" any cursory amount of job searching revealed otherwise.

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        Check the biglaw bowl.

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      Latham & Watkins has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 662 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Latham & Watkins to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

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      I had an interview this afternoon for a customer service position in a call center. The ad was very vague to begin with and at the end of it I felt like I really didn't know anything more about the job. When I asked about the starting pay, which was not published in the ad, they looked incredulous (they were doing on-the-spot hiring today) and then asked me "What's your range?" And only responded with "I think we could meet that." And still never gave me a straight answer. Is this a red flag?

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      I did my initial interview with a “better established” startup and they said the interview process is 5 interviews. 3 technical then 1 interview with the CEO then another technical interview. Idk about you but that seems like a lot of interviews and they said they want to do it as fast as possible in a short time span. Is this a normal amount of interviews? Is this a red flag? For a full stack software position 4-5 years exp how much salary should be the norm in a hcol area?

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      Business Analyst

      Is it unprofessional to attend a Zoom interview from within your car? I am currently employed and just landed an interview for tomorrow. It is a virtual interview over Zoom. Should I try to find somewhere besides my car for the interview? I don't know that I could but wanted to get yalls thoughts on this.

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