Avoid. That's it; that's the tittle. - Anonymous employee Sidley Austin Employee Review

2.0
Mar 6, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The money depending on the role is better than some other places and currently they have free food in the cafeteria. That's it.

Cons

Undynamic, rigid, stale, isolating, backwards company. This place is stuck 20yrs in the past and is straight out of the movie Office Space. It's so unbelievably mind numbing. The office politics in laughably pathetic and petty - more than usual. Multiple things I was told in the interview turned out to not be true. Micro managers galore. I honestly don't see how this place is going to survive as anyone who has perspective and seen how modern companies operate are going to head for the door after their first week at Sidley and Austin. I can keep going but you get the point. Even if you're desperate for a job, don't bother here.

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