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    Latham & Watkins Reviews

    Updated May 7, 2018
    236 reviews

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    Latham & Watkins Global Chair & Managing Partner William Voge
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    55 Ratings

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    Pros

    • You will work with a lot of great people (in 19 reviews)

    • Entrepreneurial in nature (for a big law firm) (in 19 reviews)

    Cons

    • Long hours (no duh, it's biglaw) (in 24 reviews)

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

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    1. "Great Place to Work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      A firm that really care's about their employees and provides great benefits both professionally and recreationaly.

      Manager's care about your happiness and push you to become better at your job and future opportunities.

      Nice work environment.

      Really good co-workers.

      Cons

      There are the standard office politics.

      Long hours.

    2. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Collegial environment with brilliant attorneys

      Cons

      Morale varies dramatically between groups. Mentorship can be difficultwith cross office staffing

      3. Join the Latham & Watkins team
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    3. Helpful (1)

      "Admin Staff"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Orange, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Orange, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      There are no good reasons to work here

      Cons

      Everything about this company stinks

    4. "Challenging Work in a Great City"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      Good people, challenging work, fair pay

      Cons

      Same as any big law firm.

    5. "Traditional Big Law Firm Experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      Make lots of money in a short period of time.

      Cons

      24/7 Work and no work life balance

    6. "GSO Office in LA"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      People at the GSO office are friendly and willing to help the incoming analysts. Great environment to challenge yourself to do well and rise through the ranks.

      Cons

      Not an issue for me but it's a flat structure so titles don't mean that much here.

    7. "Global Support Office (GSO) is the best if you're a non-atty"

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      Former Employee - Practice Support Coordinator in Los Angeles, CA
      Former Employee - Practice Support Coordinator in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      GSO has no attorneys = more fun at the office
      Operates more like a tech company
      Great people and great culture
      Room for growth

      Cons

      I made the mistake of leaving

    8. "Great Place to work depending in what you do."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Latham & Watkins full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work. A lot of Diversity with both Attorney and Staff population.
      Up to date with the latest Technology and Software.

      Cons

      Due to client audits, a little stringent on security protocols. Example, no Spotify on the local pc and some sites are not available to be viewed.
      Can be high schoolish depending on the office your work. Staying up to date on the latest and greatest Technology and Software while a great idea. It is taxing on local technology support people and you kinda get shuffled thru the training.

    9. "IT"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Lots of amenities, great benefits package, solid salary, great job security and a great learning opportunity. You will work with a lot of great people!

      Cons

      Lots of micromanagement, the ticketing system generates over 60 emails every day which makes it hard to keep up. Some of the employees that had been there for a while are quite pessimistic, very low ceiling for growth

      Advice to Management

      Reward the hard working employees and trust them to do their job well.

    10. "Great firm"

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      Former Employee - Director in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Director in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Latham & Watkins full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great culture, great leadership and excellent communication throughout the firm.

      Cons

      None that spring to mind.

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you're doing!

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