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Updated Aug 5, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "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★★★★★
Pros
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.
Cons
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
Cons
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★★★★★
Pros
Friendly, professional colleagues Beautiful office Outstanding benefits Tons of office perks High profile work Cutting edge technology and endless resources
Cons
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
Cons
Long hours as somewhat expected
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
great work environment, interesting work
Cons
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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