Does King & Spalding pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, King & Spalding employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at King & Spalding. This rating has improved by 9% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at King & Spalding?

58% of King & Spalding employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated King & Spalding 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at King & Spalding?

Associate (32) , Project Attorney (25) , Attorney (11) , Legal Practice Assistant (11) , Legal Secretary (9) , Legal Assistant (7) , Paralegal (6) , Associate Attorney (5) , Project Assistant (5) , Staff Attorney (5) , Business Development Coordinator (4) , LPA (3) , Lawyer (3) , Senior Associate (3) , Intern (2)

What are the pros of working at King & Spalding according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and income while waiting on bar results." ((in 21 reviews)); "Great pay and work exposure" ((in 17 reviews)); "The benefits were great." ((in 16 reviews)); "Great work and culture overall" ((in 11 reviews)); "also great colleagues" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at King & Spalding according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours sometimes; unclear path to advancement" ((in 19 reviews)); "Poor management and a lot of rude people (attorneys and managers within business development)." ((in 6 reviews)); "Bonus is dependent on meeting billable requirements for the year (or sometimes quarter); if you work 250 hours one month and then have nothing to do next month and only bill 50, you won't be getting a bonus even though you killed yourself every week the month before" ((in 5 reviews)); "low pay, long hours, menial tasks" ((in 5 reviews)); "A work culture which expects you to be in the office all hours leads to a serious lack of work life balance." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about King & Spalding layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about King & Spalding layoffs and their outlook for job security at King & Spalding in 2026.

What are the top reviewed King & Spalding locations?

Atlanta , New York , Houston , Washington , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Denver , Brooklyn , Charlotte , Fairfield , Lakemoor

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King & Spalding reviews

3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(266 total reviews)

Robert D. Hays Jr.

86% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

King & Spalding has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 266 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The King & Spalding 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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Reviews by job title

266 reviews

3.0

Feb 21, 2010

Good Tangential Exposure to the workings of a Big Law Firm.

Project assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interaction with paralegals, legal secretaries and younger associates. Depending on the practice group, one may be travelling to client sites and assist on document collection. Project Assistants are treated as employees of the firm, unlike other large law firms who treat theirs as independent contractors.

Cons

The work can be monotonous, since the litigation involves voluminous amounts of paper and quality checking of copies. Partners are so busy that they do not have time to mentor project assistants.

4.0

Dec 10, 2009

Good firm, good training

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent training and experience available

Cons

Can have long hours sometimes

2.0

Sep 23, 2009

Revolving door but good to have on the resume

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have access to some of the top companies in the world, thus ensuring that attorneys can work on top-flight matters. They also have a stellar reputation within the legal profession, which means that you can pretty much go anywhere from K&S. As for non-legal staff, they pay pretty well.

Cons

Sweatshop. Folks are always leaving. The center of the K&S universe is Atlanta; if you're in a satellite office, forget it. Outside of your practice group, you're a nameless, faceless billing machine.

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