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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Item: Goodwin
Rating: 5
Author: Case Assistant

3.9

57% would recommend to a friend

(356 total reviews)

Anthony McCusker

Not enough data to show CEO approval

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

5.0

Oct 30, 2008

Growing Boston firm with much potential

Case assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Fantastic people/culture with a good balance between work and personal time. There is also a vibrant social life in the office which is greatly facilitated by the lack of snooty and otherwise holier-than-thou attorneys which can be fairly commonplace in large corporate firms. The Real Estate practice is very highly regarded and the firm is expanding at an extraordinary pace.

Cons

It's Boston so the compensation levels are not the same as New York and the extent to which you're likely to pick up huge multinational clients with complex legal needs, while possible, is substantially decreased. This is offset, however, by smaller startups from the BioTech and Life Science mecca of Cambridge if you are interested in that area of law.

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