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    Orrick Reviews

    Updated March 21, 2019
    140 reviews

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    Orrick Chairman Mitchell Zuklie
    Mitchell Zuklie
    65 Ratings

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    Pros

    • "Really great people - very smart and very nice" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Good benefits, accrued 10 vacation days and 12 sick days a year, all depends on which lab you're in but I had a great experience" (in 12 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Long hours, which is standard for this type of position" (in 11 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. "Great place to work!"

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      Former Employee - Of Counsel
      Former Employee - Of Counsel

      I worked at Orrick full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Nice people - fun place to work

      Cons

      Can be long hours - it's still Biglaw

    2. ""Great Place to Work" for some"

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      Former Employee - Manager in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Manager in San Francisco, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Orrick full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      Great location and good benefits. They have good community outreach and pro-bono programs, and great diversity and inclusion program.

      Cons

      Communication from the top management dwindled after the new CEO took over and the senior management seemed very exclusive with very little transparency. The communication used to be town hall style and very inclusive with video connection to all offices with the old CEO, but the new one only seemed to want to communicate via email.

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    3. "entry level"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Orrick full-time

      Pros

      7 hour workday; paid overtime

      Cons

      some rote tasks as a new grad

    4. "Legal Secretary"

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      Current Employee - Legal Secretary in Arlington, VA
      Current Employee - Legal Secretary in Arlington, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good benefits, accrued 10 vacation days and 12 sick days a year, all depends on which lab you're in but I had a great experience

      Cons

      they treat their employees wonderfully and there are many many opportunites to move around to different jobs within the company

      Advice to Management

      The culture, the flexible work space and hours

    5. "Overall Great Place to Work"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Francisco, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Orrick full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      - great people
      - interesting work
      - opportunities for advancement
      - progressive policies

      Cons

      - like most big firms, not a lot of transparency for nonpartner roles
      - some partners need more management experience
      - lots of lateral hires and change affects the culture

      Advice to Management

      - create roles for attorneys wanting more work life balance

    6. "Secretary"

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      Current Employee - Secretary in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Secretary in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Orrick full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great Culture/Down to earth attorneys and HR executives/Great NY Secy. Supervisor

      Cons

      Should allow remote work for secretaries.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up great work

    7. "Associate"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Flexible work arrangements, great people to work with, salary pretty nice

      Cons

      sweatshop, low bonuses, no training

    8. "Receptionist/Administrative Assistant"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Orrick full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      They care about their staff. They have great benefits.

      Cons

      I don't have anything bad to say.

      Advice to Management

      No

    9. "Wonderful environment to work in."

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      Current Employee - Service Operations Specialist in Wheeling, WV
      Current Employee - Service Operations Specialist in Wheeling, WV
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

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

      Pros

      Great benefits, good pay, family like environment

      Cons

      The usual stresses that come with the legal industry

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Hard work, smart people"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Orrick full-time

      Pros

      - Orrick provides excellent benefits
      - Once established, you can utilize flexible scheduling
      - There are often opportunities to learn new business areas

      Cons

      -Promotions can be hard to come by, since leadership has been in place for years
      -Staff turnover can create significant extra work for remaining colleagues

      Advice to Management

      Senior leadership could be more transparent regarding decisions that affect the company, and generally more visible to the lower rungs of the organization