Primarily a good place to work - Practice Assistant Stoel Rives Employee Review

4.0
Aug 18, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Fiscally sound, one doesn't need to be concerned that a paycheck might bounce. There were some lay-offs due to the 2008/09 economic mess, but that was mostly weathered very well. A recent change occurred this past winter; a new managing partner took on the role previously held by Bob Van Brocklin. It is too soon to tell if this will be a positive or negative influence on morale.

Cons

There have been too many anecdotal reports of staff compensation falling behind the competition from people who have ended up leaving; so far, that issue hasn't been addressed by management, although the need to do so was acknowledged two years ago.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Relatively good pay Strong companywide culture

Cons

Note: Cons apply to the editorial team, rather than the entire company. Lackluster onboarding Poor training with insufficient mentoring Inconsistent application of editorial standards and methods that are more concerned with not offending attorneys than with actually making documents better Ignorance of/disregard for basic rules of grammar Forced employees across the country to work on Pacific Time Gaslighting Belittling of previous experience, a general attitude of condescension Criticism of employees in front of other employees Lack of preparedness for meetings and instructional sessions

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