Is Arnold & Porter a good company to work for?

Arnold & Porter has an overall rating of 4.4 out of 5, based on over 274 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 86% of employees would recommend working at Arnold & Porter to a friend and 81% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Arnold & Porter have been left by employees working as Associate , Legal Assistant and Legal Resource Assistant .

Does Arnold & Porter pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Arnold & Porter employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Arnold & Porter. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Arnold & Porter?

86% of Arnold & Porter employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Arnold & Porter 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Arnold & Porter?

Associate (48) , Legal Resource Assistant (20) , Legal Assistant (14) , Paralegal (8) , Attorney (7) , Senior Associate (7) , Associate Attorney (5) , International Arbitration Clerk (4) , Senior Legal Secretary (4) , Intern (3) , LRA (3) , Legal Secretary IV (3) , Records Clerk (3) , Senior Paralegal (3) , Law Clerk (2)

What are the pros of working at Arnold & Porter according to real employee reviews?

"People were nice." ((in 35 reviews)); "Great Brand and good benefits." ((in 21 reviews)); "The company has great benefits and culture." ((in 16 reviews)); "The International Arbitration team is fantastic and offer immense opportunities to be part of exciting cases and obtain a significant exposure into litigation." ((in 9 reviews)); "Supportive work environment, great colleagues" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Arnold & Porter according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management, no real HR department, lack of communication, staff made to feel unimportant" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and demanding clients" ((in 14 reviews)); "Low pay and below average raises if you're not an attorney or manager." ((in 6 reviews)); "Upper management is full of themselves." ((in 3 reviews)); "Compensation is considered below market relative to the firms most associates are considering." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Arnold & Porter layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Arnold & Porter layoffs and their outlook for job security at Arnold & Porter in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Arnold & Porter locations?

Washington , New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Chicago , Palo Alto , Denver , Austin , Houston , Concord , Oakland , California , Tallahassee , Boston

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Arnold & Porter reviews

4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(242 total reviews)

Richard M. Alexander

98% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Culture & values

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

Arnold & Porter has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 242 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Arnold & Porter 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

242 reviews

2.0

Mar 5, 2017

Legal Resource Assistant

Legal resource assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.)This is a reputable firm and a great name to have on your resume. 2.)The firm is large so there are a lot of resources available to help you get your job done. 3.) Despite the many bad apples, there is a large number of very nice people who help make the job tolerable. 4.) Onsite gym, cafeteria, and child care center

Cons

You will be "managed" by people who have no idea of what you do on the job. Therefore these "managers" will constantly call you or email you to help with other projects because they are completely unaware of your workload. You will be handling most of the work in your team because the legal secretaries are overpaid tenured workers who do a bunch of nothing all day because they can. No one questions them and they can get away with murder, so you will be forced to pick up their slack. You will not have half of the luxuries of the secretaries even though when they hired you they claimed you were equals.

2.0

Aug 8, 2019

looks can be decieving

Lra

Recommend

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Pros

A great law firm, the attorneys are great and the people here are all nice and friendly. Space is beautiful and there are some perks to working here if you are a PERM employee though.

Cons

The management here that is in charge of the support staff is a bit lacking. You can tell that many people here are not as happy as they should be due to management. They definitely do not care about you, and they are VERY good at never answering a question. Good at dodging and dancing around what they are trying to get across.

1.0

Apr 26, 2015

TOXIC – Dysfunctional - DO NOT WORK HERE

Legal assistant

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Pros

There are no Pros...Everyone is unhappy, paranoid. Unable to trust anyone...

Cons

Don’t even think about working here. This place is a nightmare. Power struggles, politics, blame shifting, whispers, rumors, paranoia and uncertainty are more than enough to tell yourself that you are holding on only because you need the job. Secretaries/LRAs feel helpless at the hands of lower management who take pleasure in making you cower. Secretaries no longer work with a set of assigned attorneys rather they are now required to work for the entire floor and/or, except for the favored ones, act as secretarial floaters on other floors. You will be disrespected, scolded, lied to. You will always be wrong and expected to agree that you were wrong even if you can show that you were not brought into the loop.

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