Overpriced temp agency - Contractor Axiom Law Employee Review

1.0
Dec 23, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Dominates capital markets labor pool, opportunities for very young and very old mediocre lawyers with benefits for standardized admin work

Cons

Fancy, overpriced and expensive temp agency with high turnover, work is plain vanilla process-obsessed administrative in nature driving down client costs as low as possible (mostly cheap offshore labor, wherever possible)

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Axiom Law Response
8y
We really appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. As a company we are looking for lawyers of all levels from early career through to highly respected GCs – in fact, some of our lawyers have been with us from the start, 18 years ago. We work with over half of the F100, which brings varied work. Some of our lawyers have the opportunity to work on vast industry changing projects, while others have the ability to become immersed in the onsite team and really learn the client’s everyday business. Our work is never done, we’d love to hear more, so we can continue to improve. Please reach out to me at advance@axiomlaw.com. Stephanie

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Pros

Great communication and transparency throughout my contract, assistance with benefits if needed.

Cons

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Pros

Junior, less experienced, and some senior lawyers may be able to land some engagements to list on their resumes. One or all may even help them find a permanent role or more temporary roles, but most likely they will spend considerable time without an engagement - "on the beach" - as it is known.

Cons

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
2w
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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