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.

What are the top reviewed Goodwin locations?

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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

Ratings by category

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

Dec 23, 2025

Dumpster fire

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Somewhat less of a sweatshop than top tier biglaw shops

Cons

Lots of mismanagement and layoffs spines as performance-based termination

5.0

Dec 9, 2025

Good People, Changing Culture

Senior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

We have good people here with very few screamers. Most people are genuinely interested in the work, our client's work, and doing a good job for each other and our clients. Partners have little ego when it comes to working with their teams and there's a real "in the trenches together" mindset.

Cons

Changing firm management and ambitions to reach the next tier of law firm prestige means we are losing some of the culture as a sacrifice for greater margins and faster client service (often at the expense of quality of work and internal training). Less emphasis than the little there already was on internal training which means we aren't training the next generation of great and smart lawyers and rather are training robotic paper pushers who have to sink or swim.

5.0

Dec 5, 2025

Great Culture

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Kind people, beautiful office, and good culture.

Cons

No cons at this time.

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