Pros
Nice office, kind and friendly staff, catered lunches. Healthcare was alright.
Cons
I believe I worked in a different immigration practice group (different city) than the existing immigration-related reviews on here, however, it’s eerie how similar their experiences were to mine. Agree that it seems to be standard practice to hire college grads with a “no experience, will train” promise, pay them 40k, and provide no sufficient guidance or training past a few powerpoints over zoom calls. If you ask questions, you’re insulted for the aforementioned powerpoints not being enough for you. If you don’t ask questions, you’re blamed for not asking questions. This is certainly cost effective labor for them, but labor they refuse to invest in or take meaningful responsibility for. Hence, ridiculous turnover rates. Disorganization, gossip, finger pointing, and very little efficiency or focus on what really matters… our clients, the beneficiaries we’re filing for. You know, the source of the firm’s income? Because you can’t say “it’s big law, what do you expect” when it doesn’t seem that profit is being prioritized, particularly when it comes to providing services to clients that would make them want to stick around and keep paying. When someone leaves, there’s no off-boarding or transition of their case load. They’ll make you leave the day your notice is submitted (which again, seems to be a prioritization of spite over efficiency/case management. I knew someone who left, and weeks later they were getting calls and messages on their personal phone from their old clients, who couldn’t get ahold of someone at the firm regarding who their new case manager was or what was going on with their case. And this person had to just block their numbers.) Finally, dental was the worst I’ve had at any job. My plaque was out of control.