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    Orrick Reviews

    Updated June 18, 2018
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    Orrick Chairman Mitchell Zuklie
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    Pros

    • "Reasonable work-life balance for big law" (in 8 reviews)

    • "Competitive salaries and good benefits" (in 11 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. "Receptionist/Administrative Assistant"

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      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

    2. "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

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    3. "Hard work, smart people"

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      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

    4. "Great culture"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Orrick full-time

      Pros

      Great culture, solid people, opportunity to work on complex transactions.

      Cons

      Tough hours, a given for a firm.

    5. "Paralegal"

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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

      Great Healthcare, decent salary, good management

      Cons

      alot of work hours but definitely worth it.

      Advice to Management

      n/a

    6. "Associate"

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      Former Employee - Associate in Los Angeles, CA
      Former Employee - Associate in Los Angeles, CA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Decent big firm to work for.

      Cons

      Same downsides as big firm legal work in general.

      Advice to Management

      Employee happiness, however illusory, is still a worthy goal.

    7. "Great company, but very little advancement opportunities."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wheeling, WV
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Wheeling, WV
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Orrick full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great benefits (healthcare, PTO, maternity/paternity leave, 401k, work from home options, etc.), great people, superb IT support, nice facilities.

      Cons

      If you are in a staff position, there is almost zero career training to help you advance. In fact, many departments do not even offer the opportunity to move up.

      Advice to Management

      Offer more career opportunities to staff level employees. All of the emphasis is on the lawyers, but your staff are very important assets as well.

    8. "Amazing Position"

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

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

      Pros

      One of the best opportunities for IT work in the Wheeling, WV area, Orrick provides amazing benefits to it's employees and pushes for them to excel as much as possible each year. The environment is amazing; every employee works to help the others.

      Cons

      There are no real cons to working at Orrick; the firm expects you to make sure you're as happy as possible, and will work with you if you're unhappy.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Management Structure Broken"

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      Current Employee - Anon in New York, NY
      Current Employee - Anon in New York, NY
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      California firm, more laid back than East Coast firm
      Flexibility with work schedule/time off

      Cons

      Management structure is broken. The firm does not seem to understand how departments on the business side should be organized or operated. Key leadership missing (or with the wrong people in position) from many departments. Lots of talk about collaboration and improvement; none filters down past the partners.

      Advice to Management

      If you want to reduce turnover and increase productivity of key departments, find good leaders and support them.

    10. "Great culture"

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

      I have been working at Orrick full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Collaborative culture
      Firm management truly wants this to be the best law firm to work for
      Humane hours
      Really great people - very smart and very nice
      Top quality work

      Cons

      Sometimes hard to get opportunities for next-level experience

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work

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