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Updated May 25, 2022
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- "back and personable place to practice law (even with long hours and difficult demands from clients) to a greater focus on business generating and utilization rates." (in 3 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good people, strong partners, supportive admin
Cons
Sometimes too many hours, not organized between teams
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Outstanding opportunities to do cutting edge work for big name clients. Fantastic opportunities for professional growth - Partners willing to give associates as much autonomy and responsibility as they can handle with real face time with clients.
Cons
Demanding hours makes work-life balance difficult to achieve at times - however this is true of all big law firms, esp. ones that contend with demanding clients.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
They only hire the best of the best, so you’re looking to become top if your field there’s really nowhere better to get your start. I gained an incredible amount of experience in even just the short period of time I was at the firm. They take on some very high-profile cases that aren’t your run-of-the-mill, textbook-type cases. You’ll be forced to consider perspectives and think in a way I feel very few lawyers may have ever considered without first having similar experience. I can’t speak for everyone who works here or has ever worked here, and I don’t intend to try, but from my (albeit limited) experience, I would say it’s well worth the effort to apply. I know for a fact that I wouldn’t be where I am today if I hadn’t take a job here first.
Cons
You can’t expect to work your way up quickly in such a competitive firm. Ultimately, this was the only reason I left. I’m more impatient than many of my peers and I didn’t mind working at a less established, lesser known firm to get the opportunity to soar through the ranks quickly (which I couldn’t have done so easily if I hadn’t first worked here and everything that experience taught me).
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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I worked at Orrick for 2.5 years and I'm thankful for everything that I have learned at this establishment. Mitchell is an excellent mentor and he loves to share his knowledge. He proactively engages you in legal matters and gives you an opportunity to think out of the box; which helped me greatly to develop in my career. He does not micro manage you and gives you everything you need to succeed (which is very rare for such a large firm).
Cons
Given the size of the company, you need to be comfortable working at a fast pace and learning things as you go from time to time.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
- colleagues are supportive and emotionally intelligent - there is a focus on career development and growth - fantastic benefits & PTO policy - opportunity to work across different teams - many resources available
Cons
- while there are definitely opportunities for career growth, you need to be willing to make lateral moves to where the opportunity is
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
amazing culture and work opportunities
Cons
high pressure of big law
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Working at Orrick laid an excellent foundation for learning the ins and outs of intellectual property law. I had many opportunities to work hands with clients immediately. It was a flexible environment, which was great for being able to maintain a work/life balance. It was also flexible in the sense that management was open to hearing and implementing new strategies where appropriate. Although I moved into another area of law in 2019, I have maintained contact with many of my former colleagues from Orrick, as we developed a great relationship during my tenure.
Cons
I did not get to go to court as much as I would have liked.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great work culture. People are extremely helpful and the managers are there to help you succeed. It is a highly visible team and you get to learn every aspect of the firm’s business. The work-life balance is also one of the best in my opinion.
Cons
It is a huge firm so work can get compartmentalized, which makes it hard to wear different hats.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Incredible work environment with friendly and supportive colleagues Collaborative work environment Great benefits and pay
Cons
The work hours are long
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Great firm to work for!
Cons
Confusing org structure and management requirements.
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Orrick has an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5, based on over 284 reviews left anonymously by employees. 96% of employees would recommend working at Orrick to a friend and 94% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 11% over the last 12 months.
96% of Orrick employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Orrick 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Orrick to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be management, work life balance.
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