Seyfarth Shaw reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(337 total reviews)

Peter Miller

76% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Seyfarth Shaw has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 337 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Seyfarth Shaw employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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337 reviews
5.0
Mar 24, 2018
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Pros

I worked at Seyfarth for about four years as a paralegal in the Business Immigration practice. It was a wonderful experience where I learned a great deal and was able to begin my career in the professional world. People The people are one of the best aspects of the job. It is a tight knit group of people who are not only smart and hard working, but fun to be around. They support one another and have great team dynamic. Even after leaving to go to grad school, some of my closest friends are those I worked with at Seyfarth! In particular, my boss at Seyfarth was the most amazing teacher and mentor who taught me so much. She supported my growth and development and pushed me to expand my comfort zone and take on greater responsibilities. Related to the great people, I found Seyfarth to have a very supportive environment both inside and outside of the immigration group. Opportunity There are great opportunities for growth and development at the firm. Not only training in technologies, processes, and content area, but the ability to continually expand your knowledge and experience basis with different types of Immigration work. They help you to build a solid foundation in the “bread and butter” of Immigration, but also allow you to explore a variety of types of work. The variety of clients and support teams allow for continual learning opportunities.

Cons

The work can be demanding around the busy season. Thankfully, everyone is in it together, and knowing you have a team working right alongside with you makes it not so bad!

1.0
Sep 19, 2017

Highly discourage working here

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Pros

- Good location - Smart employees - Eligible for bonus upon good performance after a year.

Cons

- Condescending and sexist managers - Negative work environment (lots of gossip) - Does not listen to employees opinions and/or concerns - Managers do not appreciate employee work - Constant stress due to condescending behaviour coming from managers.

1.0
Mar 10, 2017

Nice selection of tea in the break room

Anonymous employee
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Pros

My immediate coworkers were some of the loveliest people I've ever worked with. I'd totally poach them if given the chance.

Cons

Everything else. There are firms with good, trusted reputations, clear strategies, goals and a sense of a unified culture. Seyfarth is a firm with a lot of bodies. My impression was of a scattered mindset, unclear goals, at times, haphazard legal practices, a technologically vintage environment and an apathetic attitude toward employees, all with a consistent and prescient pall of expendability looming. The office design was oppressive and the antithesis of a workspace designed to foster a team or collegial environment. For anyone coming with significant experience from a reputable firm, the adjustment to this unorthodox firm will be jarring. I suppose that for a brand new practitioner with no basis for comparison, or for someone coming back to law after unemployment, Seyfarth might (?) be an ok place to gain experience. I view my time there as a very unfortunate blip.

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