Does Venable LLP pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Venable LLP employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Venable LLP. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Venable LLP?

49% of Venable LLP employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Venable LLP 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Venable LLP?

Associate (23) , Legal Administrative Assistant (16) , Legal Assistant (9) , Practice Group Assistant (7) , Associate Attorney (6) , Attorney (6) , Legal Secretary (5) , Paralegal (5) , Analyst (4) , Partner (4) , Administrative (2) , Billing Coordinator (2) , Counsel (2) , Litigation Paralegal (2) , Staff Attorney (2)

What are the pros of working at Venable LLP according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 19 reviews)); "Lots of potential growth and good work environment" ((in 10 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "The salaries are decent." ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Venable LLP according to real employee reviews?

"Failure for executive leadership to land clients lead to significant amount of billable hours filed as "business development," reducing analyst utilization and thus decreased bonus." ((in 7 reviews)); "The culture is toxic and anyone who is at the associate or paralegal or analyst level, particularly doing non" ((in 7 reviews)); "Many of the attorneys like to pretend the support staff doesn't exist, like an Indian caste system." ((in 5 reviews)); "Specific individuals contribute to a highly abusive work environment, and leadership does very little to curb the behavior." ((in 3 reviews)); "Long hours; not enough staff" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Venable LLP layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Venable LLP layoffs and their outlook for job security at Venable LLP in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Venable LLP locations?

Washington , Baltimore , New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Century City , Tysons Corner , Fairfax , Columbia , Towson , Silver Spring , Timonium , Chicago

Venable LLP reviews

3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(199 total reviews)

Stuart Ingis

78% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Venable LLP has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 199 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Venable LLP 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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199 reviews

3.0

Sep 15, 2020

Decent place to work

Legal administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great amenities, good benefits and pay; you will learn a lot. Great for your resume

Cons

lack of organization and communication between departments. Managers have very poor communication and are not knowledgeable

5.0

Sep 10, 2020

Great firm to work for

Legal administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Healthy work environment and management. I always felt very valued. The attorneys I directly worked with were really approachable, kind, and not averse to using technology. Fun office events throughout my time in the San Francisco office. Work/life balance is very balanced.

Cons

Fairly traditional/conservative for an office in the Silicon Valley, but not uncommon in the law firm industry. Some particular attorneys can be difficult to serve, but I never worked with them. Bonuses are nominal and raises are basically the cost of inflation, so negotiate your initial salary offer well. There was little room to grow, which is the only reason why I left.

4.0

Jul 23, 2018

Best of both worlds

Attorney

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I worked here as an attorney for 5+ years. I thought it was great firm to work for. It's not an AMLAW TOP 10 firm, but the quality of work is good and most of the attorneys were fun and down to earth.

Cons

Compensation can feel like its on the low end when compared to other AMLAW 100 firms. Bonuses are pretty paltry. Sometimes you have to work very long hours, but that's the reality of being a lawyer at any firm.

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