Extremely unprofessional and rude partners in the LA and SF office. Demeaning and condescending emails and voice messages from Partners galore.
Partners do not put their money where their mouth is. They want associates to be available 24/7 but are consistently absent or taking excessive vacations. Good luck getting some of the partners to respond unless you literally camp in their office every day. We live in the 21st century, there’s no reason you can’t respond to a email. There is no form of discipline for Partners who abuse their position. They could literally be the worst human ever but as long as they bring in money the firm doesn’t care.
They will retaliate against employees for raising complaints. This is deeply ironic considering JL’s subject matter expertise.
The firm cuts your hours to satisfy clients and will not give you full credit for all the time you worked. Hours cut are not included in the final EOY billable total. This is a ridiculous business model that has no place in a firm of JL’s size. It is not the Associates job to collect on the bills, that’s the Partners responsibility. This is a huge problem as it affects your eligibility for bonuses, your eligibility for Partnership and your performance reviews. Associates continually miss their billable targets because of this and still get chastised despite JL causing the whole team mess to begin with. Only they can stop the games they accuse their associates of playing.
If you enjoy being gaslit and abused then JL is the place for you. Do yourselves a favor and work literally anywhere else. Your sanity is not worth the money.
