Pros
I enjoyed working in my department when work was the priority and plentiful. I enjoyed felling a sense of accomplishment when I could complete tasks that were assigned to me. The people at Ropes are dedicated to working late if required to get the job done. There are some very dedicated workers in the Silicon Valley office. I very much appreciated support from the word processing department who were stellar at assisting with various tasks.
Cons
Management is AWFUL!! Cutthroat law firm with no regard for non legal staff. The East Palo Alto office AKA Silicon Valley office has laid off several people in a deplorable fashion. This firm actually believes that you can plan your sickness, if you use a sick day that you are entitled to without scheduling it in advance, you are docked. The review process is a joke management tends to bring up thing that happened several years ago to get ammunition on you so that you can be terminated. Sneaky low life law firm. I have never worked for a firm before where partners will not speak up to defend workers and where HR and management have the power to cut a persons position without any concern for anyone accept themselves. The management always come up with tasks to keep themselves busy for fear of loosing their own jobs. Morale in this firm SUCKS!