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Updated Sep 28, 2023
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Found 257 of over 276 reviews
72% Recommend to a Friend
74% Approve of CEO
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Pros
- "Benefits are good and you get the perks of a big law firm (company discounts, social events)." (in 17 reviews)
Cons
- "Secretarial management keep their legal secretary friends employed there despite the noticeable fact that those legal secretaries are incompetent." (in 22 reviews)
- "No work/life balance; expected to respond to emails after hours & during days off (even scheduled PTO)." (in 9 reviews)
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- 5.0Sep 28, 2023EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsChicago, IL
Pros
Adopting new technologies Good work/life balance Great benefits
Cons
Return to Office keeps getting discussed
- 3.0Aug 13, 2023Senior ParalegalFormer Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Excellent salaries; beautiful office environments; great place to get experience and learn unique practice areas
Cons
No work/life balance; expected to respond to emails after hours & during days off (even scheduled PTO). Passive-aggressive retaliation for standing up for yourself and you will starve for work if you tick off any partner
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Winston & Strawn has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 276 reviews left anonymously by employees. 72% of employees would recommend working at Winston & Strawn to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.
72% of Winston & Strawn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Winston & Strawn 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Winston & Strawn to be compensation, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, career development, management.
