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    Orrick Reviews

    Updated August 29, 2018
    134 reviews

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    Orrick Chairman Mitchell Zuklie
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    64 Ratings

    134 Employee Reviews

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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. "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

    2. "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

    3. "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

    4. "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

    5. "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

    6. "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

    7. "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.

    8. "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

    9. "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.

    10. "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.

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