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Edward D. Herlihy
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"Legal Assistant"
StarStarStarStarStarRecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Wachtell Lipton full-time
Pros
Working with the best and brightest in the industry, covering front page-WSJ transactions, provides insight into whether corporate law is a good career path for you
Cons
On call 24/7 (but easy to set boundaries, within reason), very fast-paced (also a pro)
Wachtell Lipton 2018-07-23 06:43 PDT![Wachtell Lipton Logo]()
"Over a decade at Wachtell"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Wachtell Lipton full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
There is always food.
Cons
Overworked, doing everyone else's job. If you don't play nice with management, its used against you. Staff is rewarded by favoritism. If you're not in their clique, you'll never get anywhere.
Advice to Management
Stop rewarding yourselves for what the support staff does for you! The firm used to be one of the best places to be employed. Since 2009, the incentives were slowly being stripped from us. No more parking garage, no more double time...no one wants to work! We're all sick and tired of hearing "the firm has made more money than ever" year after year at the holiday party, but nothing to share with us. The 3% raise doesn't cover the cost of living while the attorneys are drowning in money.
Wachtell Lipton 2018-12-21 10:13 PST![Wachtell Lipton Logo]()
"Administrative Assistant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Wachtell Lipton full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great benefit package. Very organized company.
Cons
May stay in same role for a while.
Wachtell Lipton 2018-07-06 23:14 PDT![Wachtell Lipton Logo]()
"Corporate Paralegal"
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Pros
Salary and overtime, experience, exposure.
Cons
Hours, Hours, Hours, Hours, Hours.
Wachtell Lipton 2017-06-27 04:13 PDT![Wachtell Lipton Logo]()
"Helpdesk/Systems Analyst"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Wachtell Lipton full-time (More than a year)
Pros
5 week PTO... Various drinks in the pantry... OT availability.
Cons
Most people are nasty, hot head and disrespectful. Micromanagement environment with 0 concern to its staff. outdated training. Call center where you have to log EVERYTHING from breaks, to lunch, meetings etc.
Advice to Management
Taje care of your people and reduce turnover.
Wachtell Lipton 2016-11-19 16:10 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Not all bad"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Wachtell Lipton full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Fully stocked break rooms. Plenty of overtime, if you wanted it. Firm paid health benefits, no out of pocket
Cons
There were some bad seeds when I was there, which eventually led to my leaving. Workplace bullying and social promotion of incompetent people. Turnover in the IT department. A lot of the good people left.
Advice to Management
Management was the problem.
Wachtell Lipton 2016-09-02 06:33 PDT![Wachtell Lipton Logo]()
"Legal Receptionists"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Wachtell Lipton (More than 5 years)
Pros
Everything was great about this company
Cons
I cannot think of any cons.
Advice to Management
To many people to answer to.
Wachtell Lipton 2016-07-13 14:04 PDTHelpful (1)
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"My Old Family Hme"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Wachtell Lipton full-time
Pros
They work you hard but they pay you for it. You are a member of their family.
Cons
Sometimes the managing attorneys can be a bit rude to staff.
Advice to Management
remember that you used to be us.
Wachtell Lipton 2016-03-04 13:31 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Interaction Data Steward"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookI have been working at Wachtell Lipton full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
very nice offices, great location, great benefits, strong internal and external training available, good interdepartmental communication, generally, you will deal with polite and respectful people, however, some partners can be quite disrespectful and condescending no matter what.
Cons
Thr admin is treated as a lower cast, OT has become unavailable in the past 5 years, no recognition of cost of life and no salary increase have been received in the past 10 years (I don't count a 2% increase at one time), no possibility of growth within the firm for admin (or very rare and not always based on merrits), generally low salaries for NY prices/cost of living.
Advice to Management
if you want to cut down the number of people supporting lawers, but you want to have great secretaries and great, competent staff that gets the job done and do it well, you have to pay them about 100K or you will continue to lose good people. this is NY. 65-70K can barely cover the basic needs (rent, utilities, food, clothing) in NY, let alone vacations, or if you have a child(ren).
Wachtell Lipton 2016-02-29 14:51 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Ok place to work but no growth potential"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Wachtell Lipton (More than 10 years)
Pros
Good administrative support system in place. Enjoyed the work environment and co-workers.
Cons
As a member of the support staff, felt there was no growth potential so I left after 5 years. I worked for two attorneys but after I left, I understand that the secretarial staff had to work for large groups of attorneys (sometimes as many as 10). Some of my former co-workers complained that they couldn't pay sufficient attention to every attorney they were assigned to.
Advice to Management
Pay attention and try to keep long-term employees engaged in the work.
Wachtell Lipton 2016-02-20 15:29 PST
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