Simpson Thacher reviews

3.9

63% would recommend to a friend

(265 total reviews)
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William R. Dougherty

100% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Simpson Thacher has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 265 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simpson Thacher 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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265 reviews
4.0
Nov 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people and the company are great but being a paralegal is not. The work is really boring and it never gets better

Cons

The work is boring, but that's not STB's fault, that's just the job. Bad hours, little control over your life/time.

5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Intellectually stimulating Working with really nice partners Great benefits

Cons

The furniture is really old The space in the New York office is dated Overtime meals are very stingy at $15

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