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Berry Appleman & Leiden

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High workload and poor management create a toxic environment - Immigration Consultant Berry Appleman & Leiden Employee Review

1.0
May 22, 2026
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Pros

Some good hard working peers but other than not much.

Cons

Insanely high and unsustainable work load while not proving the tool, resources and aid to be successful. Which is eventually setting up most people to fail. Severe staffing issues. People leaving every week and not being replaced for months or not being replaced at all. Leading to increased workload and no coverage. Ability to succeed is dependent on what manager, team and managing partner you are assigned to. Specifically your assigned attorney. You will not receive any useful training by the firm to do your job correctly. If your team does not have the proper training and experienced members you will be set up to fail. You will also be thrown under the bus for any mistake you make. Legal Teams are usually fractured and split into different locations causing inefficient communication and issues in preparing and filing cases due to logistics issues like being assigned a manager in different office. Not having coverage while out office to prepare and file cases for you. Promotions have basically been removed and all salary increments are now based on “performance “ which is at the discretion of your manager. It is now basically impossible to be moved into a senior role without taking on an increased workload and additional responsibilities while also needing for you partner to like you. Overly demanding awful clients and customers on top of poor and inefficient management make for an honestly awful work environment. I find myself exhausted every day while having to elevate my work more and more every quarter to stay afloat of the unbearable workload and stringent metrics in fear of being threatened and put on a pip.

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5.0
Mar 10, 2026
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Pros

Amazing place filled with awesome people. I’m fortunate enough to have had a great 6 years here, years in which I got married, ran a marathon, and had a baby. I’m so happy I was able to do it with this amazing company's support through all those life changes.

Cons

Like all companies, your experience is shaped by the managers you have, and I’ve had great ones and bad ones.

3.0
Jul 22, 2026
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Pros

Team members get along great. If you get a great attorney/manager it can really make or break things but they definitely do exist here.

Cons

CEO is ostentatious and pretentious at the expense of the firm and its employees.

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