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Updated May 19, 2023

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Found 359 of over 383 reviews
3.8
65% Recommend to a Friend
Ropes & Gray Chairman R. Bradford (Brad) Malt
83% Approve of CEO

Found 359 of over 383 reviews

3.8
65%
Recommend to a Friend
83%
Approve of CEO
Ropes & Gray Chairman R. Bradford (Brad) Malt
R. Bradford (Brad) Malt
132 Ratings

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Pros
  • "Great people and interesting work(in 45 reviews)
  • "Great benefits, and PTO.(in 34 reviews)
  • "Great culture and place to work.(in 21 reviews)
  • "Good pay and great support(in 18 reviews)
  • "cutting edge work, great colleagues(in 15 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great place to work

    Apr 20, 2023 - Associate Attorney in Los Angeles, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great people and interesting work

    Cons

    The hours can be long and stressful.

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  2. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Good place to practice

    May 15, 2023 - Associate 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great training opportunities and colleagues.

    Cons

    Typical Biglaw complaints -- long hours and stress.

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  4. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Good work, but limited progression

    Apr 30, 2023 - Senior Asosociate in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The work is very high quality, people are "nice"

    Cons

    They will promise you the world to recruit you, but progression is limited. Very hard to make partner and some groups don't have the space/budget to make senior associates counsel.

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  5. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Staff role is good place to start out of college

    May 2, 2023 - Office Development Assistant in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good salary, benefits, experience, and people

    Cons

    Not much room for growth in the staff roles

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  6. 1.0
    Former Employee

    Paralegal Management Sucks

    Apr 11, 2023 - Paralegal in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Top-ranked law firm in Boston's Back Bay. Also, if you're not going to law school just know that you can double your salary and cut your hours in half if you went to work literally anywhere else. I left after 6 months and it was the firm's biggest pro.

    Cons

    Apart from standard Big Law stuff (i.e. hours), management is truly awful. They play favorites, micromanage, are rude and disrespectful, and partake in the petty drama among paralegals.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  7. 1.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Not great experience

    Mar 20, 2023 - Associate in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good compensation Decent benefits IT support is great

    Cons

    As a first year associate, I was bullied by a partner. This partner was supposed to serve as a mentor but would call first-years one after the other and berate them. Was unable to ever take an hour of "personal time"....even on the weekends and evenings. Would have to find "coverage" to even take a shower. There is "formal training" sessions but nothing is helpful for the actual work you would be doing. Upper associates do not allow you to ask questions so you're stuck not knowing what is going on ever.

    1 person found this review helpful
  8. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Great place to start your career

    Apr 7, 2023 - Associate in New York, NY
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Collegial colleagues, interesting clients, leanly staffed teams

    Cons

    Sometimes non-transparent; long hours (as expected)

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  9. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Meh

    Apr 3, 2023 - Billing Specialist in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Love the company and what it stands for

    Cons

    Upper management can be questionable

    1 person found this review helpful
  10. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Great firm

    Apr 2, 2023 - Associate in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Smart people, beautiful office, inspiring work

    Cons

    Long hours like all big firms

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  11. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Normal work

    Mar 31, 2023 - Paralegal in Boston, MA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    normal work experience as paralegal

    Cons

    can be boring at times

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Ropes & Gray has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 383 reviews left anonymously by employees. 65% of employees would recommend working at Ropes & Gray to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -4% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ropes & Gray employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ropes & Gray. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

65% of Ropes & Gray employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Ropes & Gray 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Ropes & Gray to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be work life balance, management.

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