Associate - Anonymous employee Polsinelli Employee Review

4.0
Oct 8, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on who you work for, the firm offers a great work-life balance, and is committed to associate development. Most shareholders will allow associates to run their own cases and communicate directly with clients, and most shareholders take the time to give feedback (outside of reviews).

Cons

The firm is very siloed; if you are in the employment law practice group, that is all you can practice, and if your practice slows down, you can't look for work outside of your practice group. Like many law firms, there are strong personalities that aren't necessarily desirable or easy to work with, and a number of shareholders in this group are very micro-managing, going so far as to create memos on how to email a particular client. Finally, the firm goes out of its way to avoid making assurances that an attorney is doing well or is on-track to make shareholder.

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