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    Orrick Reviews

    Updated September 14, 2017
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    Orrick Chairman Mitchell Zuklie
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    Pros

    • wonderful benefits and work-life balance (in 8 reviews)

    • Competitive salaries and good benefits (in 8 reviews)

    Cons

    • Long hours, which is standard for this type of position (in 10 reviews)

    • Very hit or miss depending on which partners you work for; some departments can get really slow (in 4 reviews)

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    1. "Orrick Corporate Associate"

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      Former Employee - Corporate Associate in Menlo Park, CA
      Former Employee - Corporate Associate in Menlo Park, CA
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Orrick full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      * Clients are doing cool stuff.

      * On the corporate side at least, Orrick cares a lot more about getting the details right than some other firms I've worked with. There are smart people there you can learn a lot from.

      Cons

      * Very hit or miss depending on which partner you do the most work for. A lot of the partners are smart lawyers but not very good managers.

      * There are smart people there you can learn a lot from, but it's up to you to actually learn from them.

      * Benefits were sort of meh from a pricing perspective. Unlimited vacation is nice in theory but not great in practice.

      Advice to Management

      Improve training. Let it count towards the hours targets.

    2. "Has the potential to be a great place to work, but only if you end up in a department with good management."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wheeling, WV
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wheeling, WV
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Orrick full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The benefits offered are above average.

      Cons

      Pay tends to be on the lower end of the spectrum and management is hit or miss.

      Advice to Management

      Make sure that department level management actually understands the work their employees do.

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    3. "Paralegal"

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

      I worked at Orrick full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good benefits and PTO. Positive working environment. Great attorneys.

      Cons

      Unpredictable work hours. That said, this is the norm in big law.

    4. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Orrick full-time

      Pros

      best culture as far as biglaw goes, helpful staff and associates.

      Cons

      very busy practice, the firm is doing well so everyone has a ton on their plate (can be a con)

      Advice to Management

      increase burden of mentoring on partners and decrease that burden on associates.

    5. "Orrick Senior Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      It's a good salary, it's a big firm, there's decent flexibility, lots of different practice areas and lots of different offices.

      Cons

      It's not the most profitable firm in the world, and there are a lot of jerk partners - although that may be common to a lot of different firms in New York.

      Advice to Management

      Try and focus more on cultivating partners who actually care about associates and are nice human beings.

    6. "complete lack of training and oversight"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wheeling, WV
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wheeling, WV
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Orrick full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      flexibility to work from home

      Cons

      lack of training and guidance

    7. "Orrrick Best Law Firm"

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      Current Employee - Clerk in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Clerk in New York, NY

      I have been working at Orrick full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Orrick is very employee centric. What I mean is that they do things to make their employees feel as though they care about their well being with staff appreciation days, a soft ball team, mentoring.

      Cons

      In my case, there hasn't been enough training.

      Advice to Management

      Have a more comprehensive training function.

    8. "Very dependent on who you work for"

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      Current Employee - Managing Associate in San Francisco, CA
      Current Employee - Managing Associate in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Orrick full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Culture is generally great at the top level; try to be reasonable about work-life balance for big law.

      Cons

      Very hit or miss depending on which partners you work for; some departments can get really slow.

    9. "Great learning experience"

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

      I worked at Orrick full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Wonderful mentor who was not selfish with sharing the tricks of the paralegal trade. The attorneys are kind and willing to provide guidance for prospective law school applicants.

      Cons

      Most of the assistant work is document review and records management. Not much exposure to legal theory or compelling case work.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "I manage big client data"

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

      I have been working at Orrick full-time

      Pros

      I mainly work independently. There is no one looking over my shoulder and I have the flexibility to complete my tasks as I see fit.

      Cons

      They are a very liberal company and are proud to push liberal causes. They have very strict policies set in place that govern departments as a whole and often do not fit a specific situation or person.

      Advice to Management

      Give managers and workers more freedom to handle situations and people as they feel is best. When making company wide decisions pull lower level people into focus groups to understand how decisions effect different positions.

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