Does Stoel Rives pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Stoel Rives employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Stoel Rives. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Stoel Rives?

51% of Stoel Rives employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Stoel Rives 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Stoel Rives?

Practice Assistant (16) , Associate (6) , Attorney (6) , Associate Attorney (3) , Legal Secretary (3) , Litigation Paralegal (3) , Paralegal (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Corporate Associate Attorney (2) , Legal Practice Assistant (2) , Litigation Practice Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at Stoel Rives according to real employee reviews?

"The people I worked with were great." ((in 11 reviews)); "Good pay, benefits, life/work balance." ((in 8 reviews)); "Beautiful office" ((in 5 reviews)); "The firm strives to maintain a culture that supports growth opportunities for both attorneys and staff while also encouraging work/life balance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Investment in technology & training." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Stoel Rives according to real employee reviews?

"It's the intention and the energy of the management and HR that makes this firm a negative place to work." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Stoel Rives locations?

Portland , Seattle , Salt Lake City , Boise , Sacramento , San Francisco , Minneapolis , Los Angeles

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Proactive partners encourage business development and the firm is not a sweatshop, very nice change-of-pace - Attorney, 3rd-Year Stoel Rives Employee Review

5.0

May 29, 2009

Attorney, 3rd-year

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Stoel Rives is definitely not a sweatshop and a dedicated attorney can actually make partner unlike at other big firms. Attorneys are encouraged from the beginning to begin business devolpment and given a budget to do so (no approval needed).

Cons

Salary a bit lower than the biggest firms, but Seattle market is different than New York, Washington DC or CA.

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5.0

Aug 15, 2025

Internship

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Pros

Good people nothing to complain about

Cons

Nothing seemed off about the place

2.0

Jul 16, 2026

Fast editor 1

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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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Proactive partners encourage business development and the firm is not a sweatshop, very nice change-of-pace - Attorney, 3rd-Year Stoel Rives Employee Review

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