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?

71% of Dentons employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dentons 3.6 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)); "An entrepreneurial firm with great colleagues and a huge international footprint." ((in 56 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good benefits and firm events" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good work life balance compared to pay" ((in 39 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 45 reviews)); "Low salary at highly competetive market" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours; and could have more diversity" ((in 36 reviews)); "No bonuses or consideration for hard working employees" ((in 10 reviews)); "excessive workload, long hours, burnout" ((in 10 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

Dentons reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(966 total reviews)

Elliott Portnoy

82% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Dentons has an employee rating of 3.6 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

Mar 20, 2019

Great people and nice work environment for a large law firm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues; real efforts are made to keep morale up in the office; reasonable work-life balance for a large law firm; efforts toward innovation

Cons

Sometimes disorganized as a result of large structure and rapid growth; lots of change that is often unpredictable

4.0

Mar 14, 2019

great people

Digital marketing analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, fun staff, marketing and digital departments are awesome.

Cons

Sudden firings and bad communication could be frustrating.

1.0

Mar 10, 2019

Current Law Grad and former Paralegal at Dentons Sydney

Law graduate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Staff discounts, close to train, decent salary and apart of the Westfields Sydney building

Cons

Bullying, overworked until 9pm-3am, toxic environment, team members are made to backstab each other, partners unapproachable, no flexibility or humanity, brutal office politics, no genuine connections or networking, very high turnover rate and no opportunity to further career no matter what.

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