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Found 526 of over 572 reviews
85% Recommend to a Friend
83% Approve of CEO
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- "Long hours (like any Big Law experience) and not a lot of realistic expectation for that improving anytime soon." (in 54 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good company to work for
Aug 2, 2022 - Intellectual Property Paralegal in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The people are pretty great
Cons
The work life balance sucks
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work while figuring out my best fit
Jul 21, 2022 - Business Services Trainee ProgramRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Flexibility, support, great benefits, compassionate people
Cons
Didn’t always have a clear path forward, and wasn’t always challenged to the max
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Great work culture and competitive salaries
Cons
Law firm environments can be fasted paced and demanding
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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Great opportunity to learn, stimulating work, and highly collaborative.
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High expectations and potentially long hours. A tough place to get promoted.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great people, still a machine
Jul 13, 2022 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Culture and enjoying time with colleagues was a high priority
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despite telling associates to find balance, requests for help and/or finding balance come second to deal demands
- Current Employee★★★★★
Good place to work
Jul 13, 2022 - Attorney Recruiting Coordinator in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great networking, great firm, good culture
Cons
Underpaid, long hours, poor management on certain teams
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great team
Jun 26, 2022 - Corporate Transaction Lawyer in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent team of people and culture to with with.
Cons
Position is not currently fully remote.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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Friendly, professional colleagues Beautiful office Outstanding benefits Tons of office perks High profile work Cutting edge technology and endless resources
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Can’t think of anything negative about it.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Down to earth people to work with
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Long hours as somewhat expected
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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great work environment, interesting work
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can feel a bit corporate
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Latham & Watkins has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 572 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Latham & Watkins to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
85% of Latham & Watkins employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Latham & Watkins 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
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