They don’t care about you. - Associate Attorney Wilson Elser Employee Review

1.0
May 26, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Pays decently well. Fairly flexible.

Cons

They don’t care about you as an individual. They don’t care about your development or growth as an associate. All they care about is whether you are exactly what they need in that moment and if you aren’t they don’t give you training to get there- they just fire you. I would not suggest this firm for first or second year associates. Also they do office hotelling so you don’t have your own space. 1950 billable hour requirement.

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5.0
Jul 4, 2026
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Pros

Good coworkers and supervisors. Billable work environments tend to be the same in terms of monotony, so it helps to have a good team.

Cons

Billable hours aren't the most fun thing in the world. Huge caseload.

3.0
Jul 18, 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, pay is okay. Partners are reasonable and nice.

Cons

Firm is misogynistic. They either drove someone to quit/fired really good talent and one of the only attorneys that was sweet to the staff after they took the side of male colleague in their interpersonal issue. Watched this person get bullied and firm did nothing. A lot of exclusive groups and mean girl behavior in chicago office it is really a shame

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