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 27 reviews)); "good pay and benefits if you are one of their pets" ((in 21 reviews)); "The pay was decent for my job." ((in 13 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "The salaries are decent." ((in 9 reviews))

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

"The culture is toxic and anyone who is at the associate or paralegal or analyst level, particularly doing non" ((in 7 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)); "Venable treats their support staff and paralegals like scum." ((in 4 reviews)); "Long hours; not enough staff" ((in 4 reviews)); "Specific individuals contribute to a highly abusive work environment, and leadership does very little to curb the behavior." ((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

1.0

May 2, 2016

Don't expect staff advancement

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Decent salary, great insurance, great location.

Cons

HR doesn't know how to manage resources. They're stupefied by unusual or advanced skills and cannot leverage them at all. Not utilize them poorly - simply not at all. Advancement is non existent at the staff level - unless you happen to be white and male. Firm is very much so a "good ol' boys club." Hard work is given the same respect as someone who plays Candy Crush or talks football all day.

3.0

Apr 16, 2016

Good company

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Bocci tournaments in the Springfield Good benefits Some really nice people to work for Good pay

Cons

Was there during 2 lay-offs, not sure how stable it is

3.0

Mar 16, 2016

Average

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Firm has a long history and a great reputation. They have made changes to allow a bit more flexibility recently. Beautiful offices in great, convenient locations. Professional environment. the firm pays well, but other factors bring pay down somewhat.

Cons

parking/transit and benefits are very expensive due to central downtown office locations. Plan for your take home pay to be a minimum of 3 - 4k lower per year as a result. culture/environment is very stratified and hierarchical. Attorneys get away with unprofessional behavior. Admin employees are held to a different set of rules/standards which put them at a disadvantage in terms of flexibility and balance. firm is also behind the times in many ways and the status quo is hard to challenge.

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