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 pay and benefits if you are one of their pets" ((in 17 reviews)); "The pay was decent for my job." ((in 16 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work environment and culture" ((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 6 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)); "Lack of diversity, poor communication between associates and partners" ((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

Jul 18, 2018

Tenured Employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Above average pay once you have some tenure

Cons

With that pay becomes a loss of work life balance

4.0

Apr 16, 2018

Good for a Law Firm

Associate attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great office space with a top notch gym (with Peloton bikes) -Paid close to market (depending on practice area) with a predictable bonus (Either $4K/$5K/$6K for every 50 hours billed over 1900 billable hours (only 50 hours of pro bono hours count)) -Nice people for the most part -DC office has delicious food -Good quality of work with an ok amount of client interaction

Cons

-not good work-life balance (this goes for most top law firms)

5.0

Dec 6, 2017

Paralegal

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Venable is a great employer with a healthy work environment.

Cons

Can be stuck on same cases for a long time.

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