Best place to work if you don't have a life. - Anonymous employee Sidley Austin Employee Review

2.0
Feb 14, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good location and decent commute; plenty of opportunity to earn extra money due to overtime; nicest people were legal assistants and secretaries.

Cons

Pressure cooker, stressful work environment; obnoxious, rude, pompous attorneys who don't appreciate staff; caste system very much in place between attorneys and staff.

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