A&O Shearman reviews

The office itself is a disgusting mess, old and worn, with decades-old furniture (and an awful, teeny tiny cafeteria buried in the bowels of the building) Management seems to shoot from the hip, hiring and firing on a whim without regard for the long-term repercussions and without strategic thought as to the direction of the markets The firm is siloed like none I have ever seen. If you are in the X department, expect not to know or see anyone from any other department except for those few that you might interact with out of necessity (e.g., the specialists) The firm has lost its brand cachet, though they don't seem to acknowledge that fact There is a complete lack of cohesiveness to the firm, from the aforementioned siloed model to a lack of firmwide social events. Oh, and everyone keeps their door closed.

-Lack of transparency. I was hired as a temporary employee and given a lot of responsibilities. I was under the impression from what they told me and how they acted that the role would most likely become permanent. However, I was replaced and let go the day before a big holiday. -I tried to email for references and didn't hear back from supervisors that I worked closely with for months and considered on very good terms with -Very low pay