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
3.0
Dec 20, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good work experience and great attorneys. Vacation time for managers is generous. Last few years the CIO has really upgraded systems. The CMO is very shrewd in focusing on the firm's strengths and improving the brand.

Cons

Firm has been stagnating for years (since 2010) in regards to internal growth with mergers masking the departures. Bonuses and merit increases very rare now.

1.0
May 26, 2015

Keep Looking!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are still good, dependable and responsible people in many of the K&L offices. I cannot think of anything else to add that is positive.

Cons

The sky is always falling. Everyone leaves. Attorneys leave (generally on their own) then they cut staff to compensate. The environment is not healthy. If you are good they will work you to death. If you're not they will let you get by without doing much of anything until the staff cuts. It doesn't matter what you do or don't do as there are no merit raises, not even cost of living increases. There is always an excuse to be thought of as to why there is not enough money. Everyone should just be "happy that they have a job."

1.0
Apr 3, 2014

Only work here if you hate yourself.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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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.

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