No Career Growth - Clueless Management - Attorney Axiom Law Employee Review

1.0
Oct 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work is very simple; easy to outperform other employees (low bar).

Cons

I. No career growth. Axiom simply outsources legal work and manages document reviews. There is nothing at the company besides a bridge to pick yourself up before starting a more meaningful career. II. Cheap company (e.g. no 401K matching). The majority of project attorneys makes in the 50-60s. Many are not salaried. It's a chop-shop masquerading as "a legal technology company." III. Projects end abruptly with false hopes of extensions. Managers blame clients for ending projects when most of the issues are poor communications and project management. IV. The reason the company is rated highly on Glassdoor is because of an internal push by "business development" (aka Attorney Staffers) for a high rating.

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Axiom Law Response
8y
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback, we’re sorry you feel that way. We value all the work our Contract Analysts do, and our goal here at Axiom is to foster an environment where all ideas are respected, and hard work is rewarded. We strive to keep all our Contract Analysts busy, however, all of our projects are client-driven, and sometimes clients’ needs can change. We care about our employees, that is why we are passionate about developing our employees’ career growth and providing them with additional opportunities. In fact, 99% of our Project Managers have worked their way up from the Contract Analyst position and others have moved to other full-time roles within our business. Feel free to reach out to me at advance@axiomlaw.com and we can discuss this further. Daria

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The harsh reality of platforms like Axiom is that they market themselves as an elite executive sandbox, but in practice, they often operate as high-volume, low-margin staffing agencies. This is Axiom. They capture the premium from the client, pay the attorney a relatively low hourly wage (your plumber and electrician probably make more), leaves the attorney with commoditized commercial contracts (NDAs, vendor MSAs), and trap true C-suite legal minds in a bureaucratic layer with minimal benefits.

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Axiom Law Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear your experience with Axiom didn’t meet your expectations. We know consistency of engagements and compensation matter, and that experiences can vary depending on practice area, specialization, and client demand. Our model is built to give experienced Legal Talent access to flexible opportunities across a broad range of clients and practice areas. Through ongoing career conversations and regular check ins, our Talent Success team works to understand each person’s experience, strengths, and career goals, so they can make thoughtful matches as client needs evolve. We appreciate you sharing your perspective. If you’d like to discuss your experience further, please reach out to us at answers@axiomlaw.com.
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