Hours are draining - Anonymous employee Wilson Elser Employee Review

2.0
Apr 6, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good support, nice people if you are in the right group. Good network, lots of offices. Good amount of work. Learns a lot

Cons

Long hours, draining work. Feels like churning the way people are always hired and leave. If you have a bad group led by a bad partner, work will be very stressful

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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