Sidley Austin - prestigious but diversity not taken as seriously as advertised - Attorney, 1st-Year Sidley Austin Employee Review

3.0
Mar 11, 2009
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Pros

The law firm is very prestigious and it pays an excellent salary to young associates.

Cons

The company touts diversity as an issue that sets it apart from the competition. Internally, however, diversity is not embraced and the company continuously fails to put meaningful effort in ensuring that minority associates are treated equally.

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Pros

Working on top tier matters in the industry

Cons

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1.0
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Pros

The folks who have been at Sidley for 3+ years are great.

Cons

HORRIBLE leadership and management at the firm. The workday integration was a mess, and new CHRO has really tanked the company culture. They are also only giving out 3% raises the year the firm has record profits. Associates are burnt out and mean to staff. They underpay staff and then wonder why their best talent is leaving.

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