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Found 41 of over 46 reviews
78% Recommend to a Friend
88% Approve of CEO
Found 41 of over 46 reviews
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- "Long hours, but there's no way to avoid that when you have significant responsibility and work for sophisticated clients." (in 5 reviews)
- "So those who are saying that salary is good obviously were very junior at their previous firms." (in 3 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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good firm to work for
Cons
no cons to report as of now
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great M&A firm to learn
Cons
Around the clock work schedule
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Great place
May 9, 2022 - Administrative Assistant in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Overall no turnover. Stable and great work life balance. Amazing benefits
Cons
There should be more Room for growth for support staff
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Good pay and benefits, massive stress
Sep 14, 2021 - Legal Word Processor in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Salaries, benefits, and perks (free food especially) are great.
Cons
Mega-stressful pressure-cooker environment, even by top law firm standards. Some attorneys are great, but a number can be quite abusive. You need a thick skin and good stress management tools.
- Former Employee★★★★★
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A lot of training and great staff.
Cons
Salary is low and some Executives are not kind people.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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Great experience, fun environment, great teammates
Cons
none to great of a place!
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Best minds in the legal field, prominent and meaningful matters, provides strong understanding of what it takes to work at a top tier law firm
Cons
24/7 responsiveness, title of "paralegal" serves little purpose to anywhere but law or business school, your time is not your own even outside the office
- Current Employee★★★★★
Great Overall Law Firm Except For Work Load And Competitiveness
Nov 15, 2020 - Corporate Lawyer in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
High Paying Amazing Professional High. Endowment
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Work Load Competitiveness Stress All In All Amazing
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Very nice work environment h
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Not a good lunch yable
- Current Employee★★★★★
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We are busy all the time
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Expected to be working all the time
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Wachtell Lipton has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 46 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at Wachtell Lipton to a friend and 82% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.
78% of Wachtell Lipton employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Wachtell Lipton 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Wachtell Lipton to be culture, benefits, career development and the cons to be work life balance, compensation.
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