Pros
The PTO is good, the location is pretty good, a few of the people are nice.
Cons
Venable treats their support staff and paralegals like scum. Anything you say that doesn't fall in line with what they want to do is considered a complaint and you are marked for deletion. They make policies without knowing or caring about the effect on the support staff. Management has serious issues with race, they overload employees with color in their skin and do not offer any advancement or pay. The middle managers make life hell for those below them and the attorneys sometimes are abusive but no one makes them stop. It is also a 'sink or swim' place where they don't give you good training. You just have to learn immediately or they let you suffer. You can go to other staff for help but they are tired of being used so they push you away. I understand that but still, it is not a good place to succeed unless you come in as an attorney who is already a counsel or partner.