LegalZoom reviews

4.0

71% would recommend to a friend

(914 total reviews)

Jeff Stibel

79% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

LegalZoom has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 914 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LegalZoom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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914 reviews
2.0
Feb 19, 2014
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Pros

Casual dress code, new building, friendly co-workers.

Cons

For the most part management is poor and there are people in these positions that should have never been promoted. Stressful work environment and some of the leadership tend to be vindictive toward the employees they don't like. It's all about personality rather than objective and by the numbers. Definitely not a lot of room for growth. Also, if you're hoping for reasonable pay and reasonable pay increases, this is not the company for you.

1.0
Aug 26, 2013

Leadership mostly ego, not smarts

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Nice offices, bi-annual offsites at nice resort, free soda, good Glendale location with plenty of restaurants around the office. Only bright spot among the leadership is a Customer Care leader and team who truly care for the customers and doing the right thing -- despite all the road blocks other groups try to put in their path.

Cons

The C-team is radically inadequate. So far, they've had reasonable success growing the company in the low double digits YOY, more by luck than anything they did. In fact, many decisions were made in spite of data, to follow their "gut". Company could have grown a lot faster and more significantly with a different management team. There is no leadership at the top, unless you count unfounded opinions, micro-management, and backstabbing as leadership assets. Tech team is moving slowly and not at all on top of the latest technologies. Marketing and Product Mgmt teams are being badgered by co-founders who think they hold all the answers because they were there since the beginning. The morale of the phone sales team is being destroyed by a VP who cares more about faking numbers and taking credit to make himself look good than supporting the growth of his people and building a high-performing organization. Most VPs are still at LegalZoom only because they've been there for close to or more than a decade and are holding on to hopes of the company going public so they can finally cash out and get paid for the pain they endured at the company. Leadership can't stand being questioned. They reward people who just do what the leadership teams asks, without thinking. Team members who dare raise questions around decision-making or think on their own are considered a nuisance. If you want a cushy job as a Director/VP where all you have to do is respond to the requests (whether they make sense or not) from senior mgmt, as fast as possible, without using your brain, this is a great place to tuck yourself away for a few years.

2.0
May 18, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Company is profitable and still growing, nice location, non management people share same feelings about company and are fun to work with, free food, occasional parties.

Cons

Management is poor. The company had better management style in its tough growing days. Later it went through rapid growth and lot many people climbed to senior management positions giving them inflated ego. If you aren't kissing up to your boss nicely any skills or accomplishments will be ignored and you may even feel threatened. Company has significant revenues and they do not require lot of highly skilled resources in any areas including management,. Performance will not guarantee job security at all. Don't expect a raise just because you are doing a good job.

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