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    Latham & Watkins Reviews

    Updated September 14, 2018
    252 reviews

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    Latham & Watkins Global Chair & Managing Partner William Voge
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    Pros

    • "You will work with a lot of great people" (in 20 reviews)

    • "Not every international law firm operates so fluidly across borders" (in 20 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Long hours and sometime stressful projects" (in 25 reviews)

    • "Being the largest money making law firm, they should reward their staff more" (in 14 reviews)

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    1. "Very social, great types of deals"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      everyone is really social

      Cons

      free market system; biglaw hours

    2. "It is not the worst place"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      It is what you expect from a big law firm

      Cons

      Shortage of speaking opportunities for younger associates

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    3. "Five Stars"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      The best firm in town! Great benefits, amazing culture, supportive environment.

      Cons

      No telecommuting for staff.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Project Assistant"

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

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      Excellent resources, training, own office, given a lot of responsibility, there's room to move up.

      Cons

      Long hours and sometime stressful projects. I felt pressured to stay late every day even if I didn't have any work.

    5. "Good Firm with mostly decent management"

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      Current Employee - Technology Analyst
      Current Employee - Technology Analyst
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good spend on technology and a chance to work on the latest hardware. Good inter-office collaboration.

      Cons

      Policy-oriented so there is little freedom in using new ideas. I feel this has killed a lot of creativity in recent years. Centralization (back-office in LA and Manchester, UK) has brought a consistent platform but there is less technical demand in Practice Offices.

      Advice to Management

      Technology management should utilize existing talent within the firm more effectively.

    6. Helpful (1)

      "As good as it gets with Big Law"

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      Current Employee - Document Specialist in Los Angeles, CA
      Current Employee - Document Specialist in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins (More than a year)

      Pros

      Amazing benefits, profit sharing, genuine care about employee career paths/advancement, best pay amongst other big firms.

      Cons

      Lots of corporate gridlock, swing-shift workers feel isolated/unappreciated.

      Advice to Management

      Make sure to take care of your swing shift workers. You'll likely see less turnover with them as a result. Otherwise keep up your dedication to employees.

    7. "Good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      Deals
      High profile deals
      Top name clients

      Cons

      Work life balance
      Long hours
      Basically no social life after you choose your practice area

      Advice to Management

      Bigger bonus for amount of hours billed

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Stressful workplace because of leads/Management"

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      Former Employee - Guest Service Representative in Los Angeles, CA
      Former Employee - Guest Service Representative in Los Angeles, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Free food and work perks

      Cons

      Managers leave immature Leads in charge with no room for employee support. Whatever the lead says, goes! No matter how unqualified he/she is.

      Advice to Management

      Hire mature, experienced leads to lead the teams! Not someone who came from Macy’s or Forver 21 and wants to dictate. This is a Law Firm! Not a gift shop. Some of us take our work ethics very serious and when challeneged by a not-so-know it all, we detour in our plans.

      Tasks become very child like as leads try to find fillers for your day with dumb assigments.

      You won’t have time to be yourself because the lead is always trying to dump their stress onto the employees due to: lack of a life outside of work..

      Anytime you start to feel different about the work environment from the dynamics one day to the next, you’ll be ignored by your own lead! Unbelievable right? Management doesn’t see that part!

    9. "Manager"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      The best Firm to work for!

      Cons

      None, amazing place to work!

    10. "Great Firm"

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

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      Great Pay
      Wonderful People
      Best possible experience for a huge firm

      Cons

      Long hours
      Its a BigLaw firm, so take it for what it is

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