LAWYER - Associate Lawyer Wilson Elser Employee Review

1.0
May 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Some very good lawyers but the firm continues to lose talent at an alarming rate. Clique centric. Impossible to develop clients since partners who were introduced to clients by the firm's founders now do not reciprocate and hoard all contacts. So, since becoming a partner is tied to client relationships, you cannot advance. If you are happy making other people rich, then this is the place for you.

Cons

I noticed a number of surprisingly positive reviews. I think that the firm's marketing department must be submitting reviews or encouraging the placement of reviews to counter the departures of what must be about 30-40 lawyers so far this year. Unfortunately, the folks in the upper 1% of the pay scale do not care about the rest of the firm. The firm lives and dies by the motto " Management takes care of management". Many lawyers that have been there for years have the abused spouse look about them. Sad.

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Good coworkers and supervisors. Billable work environments tend to be the same in terms of monotony, so it helps to have a good team.

Cons

Billable hours aren't the most fun thing in the world. Huge caseload.

3.0
Jul 18, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, pay is okay. Partners are reasonable and nice.

Cons

Firm is misogynistic. They either drove someone to quit/fired really good talent and one of the only attorneys that was sweet to the staff after they took the side of male colleague in their interpersonal issue. Watched this person get bullied and firm did nothing. A lot of exclusive groups and mean girl behavior in chicago office it is really a shame

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