Does Dentons pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dentons employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dentons. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dentons?

72% of Dentons employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dentons 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dentons?

Associate (127) , Paralegal (61) , Legal Assistant (40) , Intern (39) , Senior Associate (33) , Lawyer (27) , Attorney (19) , Internship (19) , Legal Secretary (19) , Partner (18) , Administrative Assistant (17) , Solicitor (17) , Legal Intern (13) , Legal Counsel (11) , Stagiaire (11)

What are the pros of working at Dentons according to real employee reviews?

"Most people are nice and professional" ((in 84 reviews)); "They promote from within and colleagues are very friendly" ((in 58 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 53 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 43 reviews)); "Good work life balance compared to pay" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"bad boss means bad job and management doesn't care" ((in 43 reviews)); "Long hours and at times demanding" ((in 37 reviews)); "Low salary at highly competetive market" ((in 36 reviews)); "No bonuses or consideration for hard working employees" ((in 13 reviews)); "excessive workload, long hours, burnout" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dentons layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Dentons locations?

Chicago , New York , Washington , Pittsburgh , San Francisco , San Diego , Atlanta , Dallas , Kansas City , Los Angeles , Lehi , Indianapolis , Birmingham , Denton , Houston , Des Moines , St. George , Salt Lake City , Saint Louis , Phoenix , England , Oakland , Denver , Annapolis , California , Miami , Naples , Chincoteague , Chicago , Lexington-Fayette

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3.7

72% would recommend to a friend

(966 total reviews)

Elliott Portnoy

83% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Compensation and benefits

Dentons has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 966 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dentons 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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966 reviews

4.0

Jan 15, 2021

Good employer

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Plenty of experience on all practices of law

Cons

You will be required to work long hours

3.0

Jan 14, 2021

I guess the name means something

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big firm. Good experience. Some down to earth people depending on the group you are in.

Cons

Disjointed. No cohesion. New offices added just to be added. Absolutely no synergies. Firm grows by buying other firms.

4.0

Jan 12, 2021

Great collegial environment

Legal administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small firm feel with large firm resources, great lawyers who genuinely care for their admin staff, tech suite of software is forward thinking

Cons

Still some antiquated policies for staff and disparity of treatment between lawyers and staff

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