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Mayer Brown LLP Reviews

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Mayer Brown is one of the world's leading international law firms with a global presence in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and South America. With over 1,700 lawyers and legal professionals, the firm provides legal services to a wide range of clients, including corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Reviews from attorneys and other professionals who have worked at Mayer Brown are generally positive.

Many praised the team environment, noting the supportive atmosphere and smart lawyers. Employees also highlighted the high-profile, complex, and interesting work, as well as the good pay and benefits. In addition, they praised the hybrid schedule, which allows for a better work-life balance. Many also noted the free snacks and coffee available in the nice building, as well as the market rate salary.

Other positive reviews mentioned the opportunity to build relationships with attorneys and gain an understanding of big law, as well as the decent people and respectful partners. Additionally, employees noted the great compensation and health benefits, making Mayer Brown a great job for someone fresh out of college looking for an easy but sometimes physically demanding job.

The only negative reviews mentioned were a lack of room for career development, long hours and high stress, and expensive health insurance. The reviews also noted that the paralegal role was not well defined and there was no room for growth, making Mayer Brown not the best choice for those looking to advance their careers.

Overall, Mayer Brown is highly praised by attorneys and other professionals who have worked there. With a supportive team environment, high-profile and interesting work, good pay and benefits, and the opportunity to build relationships with attorneys and gain an understanding of big law, Mayer Brown is a great place to work. However, those looking for career advancement opportunities may find that Mayer Brown is not the best fit for them.

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"Great place to work" - Anonymous

- Reviewed on May 16, 2024

Pros: Big law firm that doesn't try to kill you
Plenty of work to go around
Reasonable hours targets

Current or former employee?: Current Employee

Job type: Full time

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"Associate" - Anonymous

- Reviewed on Nov 16, 2023

Pros: Interesting clients, generally nice co-workers, exposure to a lot of different areas, salary, flexibility, people are respectful of your time off

Cons: too little mentorship/people willing to train and teach (very learn as you go) - there are some people but they are hard to come by. Free market system when finding work (very political) and thus sometimes you end up having to take work in areas you have little to no interest in. Micromanaging where sometimes it's hard to find opportunities to take more ownership of work. hard to find work in the areas that you are actually interested in due to the free market system or the office not having a team in the practice area you're interested in

Current or former employee?: Current Employee

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"The Mayer Brown LLP performance was hailed with an impressive review." - Anonymous

- Reviewed on Jul 06, 2023

Pros: 5.0 Former EmployeeBonuses are a step behind MarketAnonymous Employee ProsBase compensation is usually indexed to market.ConsHours requirements for bonuses outside NYC are behind market.

Current or former employee?: Former Employee

Last Year at Employer: 2022

Job type: Full time

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"The source's report on the Mayer Brown LLP was laudatory and supportive." - Anonymous

- Reviewed on Apr 20, 2023

Pros: 5.0 Current Employee, less than 1 yearGreat Law FirmAnonymous Employee in Chicago, IL ProsManagement, Team Environment, Pay, Meals & Snacks, HybridConsDon't have any to name

Current or former employee?: Former Employee

Last Year at Employer: 2022

Job type: Full time

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