K&L Gates reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(462 total reviews)

James R. Segerdahl

83% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

K&L Gates has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 462 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The K&L Gates 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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462 reviews
2.0
Feb 10, 2015
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Pros

I have met many, many great people.

Cons

Laid off without warning on 1/13/15 after 23 years of service. Received 3 months severance and my medical insurance was only good until 1/31/15. This was a low blow. The firm has gone down hill in the years I have worked there. There was a five year period when I worked there when the staff was given no annual raise. During this current layoff, some employees had been with the firm for 30+ years and then just got booted out like me. I was two years from retirement; now I have to look for a job. Also, some years back, the firm took away across the board one week's vacation for staff--no grandfathering, just everyone got one week's less vacation from then on. That one really hurt.

1.0
Jul 31, 2014
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Pros

During K&L Gates tour I was not literally shot at. While some complained about the toilet paper it was about on par with what I used in Iraq. While on tour at K&L Gates it was a little more clear who was preparing to sneak up from behind me and stab me in the back. While on tour at K&L Gates it was easier to turn to alcohol after yet another bad day than it was when I was in Iraq.

Cons

While on tour at K&L Gates I was appreciated less than I was when I was in Iraq even when factoring in the insurgents. At K&L Gates the work environment was more stressful than what it was when I was running patrols in Iraq. At K&L Gates IT Management was even less proficient at tossing good money after bad than Congress was when I was in Iraq.

1.0
Mar 6, 2015

Just a very sad situation

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Pros

They pay well. But they have to because they know you are going to leave.

Cons

Hostile working environment, constant critisism, impossible workload, constant procedure changes...the list goes on and on.

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