Does Goodwin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Goodwin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Goodwin. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Goodwin?

57% of Goodwin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Goodwin 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Goodwin?

Associate (87) , Legal Secretary (17) , Attorney (9) , Associate Attorney (8) , Co-Op (8) , Administrative (5) , Paralegal (5) , Summer Associate (5) , Manager (4) , Partner (4) , Patent Agent (4) , Senior Associate (4) , Senior Legal Secretary (4) , Senior Paralegal (4) , Avocat (3)

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

"I thought the people were great" ((in 49 reviews)); "Benefits are good (other than pay)" ((in 33 reviews)); "Great colleagues and industry reputation" ((in 12 reviews)); "Nice offices and current software" ((in 10 reviews)); "Nice enough; good salary; benefits" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Long hours and sometimes weekend work" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor work life balance, as to be expected." ((in 9 reviews)); "needs to spot and remove bad manager early before losing valuable talents." ((in 8 reviews)); "I thought the atmosphere was quite toxic where you are a worker bee (only if you are not an attorney) and expected to work long hours" ((in 8 reviews)); "Constant layoffs makes no job securities there" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Goodwin layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Goodwin layoffs and their outlook for job security at Goodwin in 2026.

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3.9

57% would recommend to a friend

(356 total reviews)

Anthony McCusker

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57% positive business outlook

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4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Goodwin has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 356 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Goodwin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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356 reviews

2.0

Jul 1, 2009

If there's nowhere else to work for, I guess you could work here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Standard pros associated with large law firms: Cool fellow associates Many opportunities to travel between the various offices Nice offices

Cons

Myopic leadership Disregard for associate concerns or lifestyle Two faced in many associate "work life" regards, such as claiming to have low billable hours but then expecting hours much higher than the "minimum" Etc Etc Etc

1.0

Oct 3, 2024

Go somewhere else

Staff legal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Offers one of the best health insurance plan

Cons

Loves underpaying their staff and takes in inexperienced managers so they don’t have to pay them as much, which in turn causes a lot of burnout. Really hard to grow within as a lot of the teams are understaffed and they won’t let you move to a different role or up much. Big difference in pay between employees with same experience. Left this place for a similar position and I earn 30k more

1.0

Feb 20, 2024

Uncaring and quick to layoff

Associate attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s big law so it looks great on your resume

Cons

Management could not care less about the attorneys. They continue to hire in order to look good while pushing people out the back door via stealth layoffs.

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