Losing its luster - Sales Manager Axiom Law Employee Review

3.0
Aug 27, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance is super reasonable. Used to have great T&E budgets/resources but this has gotten cut. My manager really cared about me. Not a lot of pressure to be in the office. Travel could be fun. High profile clients for sure. Plays well on a resume.

Cons

- The spinouts and the PE investment lead to a truly massive exodus. I know more people who don't work at Axiom anymore than I know people who are. This is really changing the culture, which had always been Axiom's selling point. - On that note, the culture has atrophied. There's less leadership, less budget, and again, so many people on the business side have left and management really isn't addressing it. - The new CEO is..... a lot. Very different than the warm and fuzzy of Elena. He's a sales hunter and a sign of the company Axiom wants to be. - The new leadership and PE are really making Axiom a sales machine. This isn't the worst thing, but expect high goals. - Comp could be WAY better. - There's a lot of favoritism here in terms of what accounts are given to whom. - It's hard to sell lawyers to companies. I definitely had to white lie to clients about a lawyer's personality or background in order to get the deal done. Recruit better lawyers, the supply is a real issue. - Likes to talk about how innovative they are but Axiom is 20 years old. No longer a disrupter. It's a fancy staffing agency and it seems that everyone knows that except Axiom. - Culture was very social, very focused on drinking and going out. Lots of privileged people work here. Not terrible diverse.

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Cons

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Pros

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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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