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
1.0
Apr 3, 2014

Only work here if you hate yourself.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the PTO time and the benefits

Cons

This firm is the epitome of an evil corporation. Here are just a few things that will happen if you start working here: You will receive almost no training, and will be barked at when you don't instantly remember every step of every procedure. You will be instructed to perform a task in a different way every time a new person tells you to do it. You will attend meetings wherein the firm brags about how well they are doing financially, then told you aren't getting a raise because "the firm had a bad year." You will have ex-waitresses promoted above you because they flirt with the top brass. You will NEVER get a Christmas bonus. You will be forced to use PTO time if you come in literally one minute late. Your soul will begin to die and you will go into work miserable every single day. You have been warned.

2.0
Mar 7, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of my co-workers and many of the attorneys I worked with were nice people and very talented professionals.

Cons

The firm had a very negative office culture - people generally seemed very unhappy about working there. Compensation for support staff was below market. Performance bonuses for that group were eliminated, and merit increases were given to very few. The top performers continually got more work heaped on their workload without any sort of compensation adjustment.

3.0
Mar 3, 2014

OK place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Time Off, Friendly people in the firm

Cons

No Bonus, Small raises, if any; micromanage atmosphere in the docketing department

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