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

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Venable LLP reviews

3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(199 total reviews)

Stuart Ingis

78% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

199 reviews

4.0

May 25, 2017

Of Counsel

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent place to work. A big firm without all of the big firm hassles, inefficiencies and bureaucracy. Venable still has some of these, but far fewer than most big firms.

Cons

When I was there, the head of my department took credits that should have been passed down to others. He is no longer with the firm.

1.0

May 24, 2017

Abusive attorneys, bipolar management, no help from HR

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and benefits if you are one of their pets

Cons

pretty much everything else, if you are not an employee who has been there a long time and knows everything, they treat you horribly

5.0

Apr 12, 2017

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Partners care about long-term success of associates. Good quality of work, reasonable billable expectations, competitive compensation.

Cons

They could do a better job of ongoing training, but I think that goes for all law firms. I also didn't see a coordinated effort at using technology to improve efficiency, such as by using document automation software.

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