Kirkland & Ellis reviews

Upper management, and a review process that was a joke. The working environment at Kirkland was nothing but a hostile environment, full of high school type "cliques" and favoritism based on who can be the fakest. Since, I wasn't plastic like the rest of them - I always "lost" at that game. The only secretaries that can tolerate the firm, are the ones that are close to retirement or were straight out of college. But, just like any other place - once they learn of the power plays by the Administrator that bled down to her "underlings" they soon leave. This place will always be a negative environment, and even though I've worked at other law firms with low morale - this place takes the cake!

I was there for a little over a year, and I saw about 10 secretaries leave out of the 25 we started with. It's a revolving door because people are unhappy and underutilized. It is VERY HEAVY phone coverage (my phone rang about 5 or six times a minute), and completing expense reports/invoices and that's about it. I would absolutely not recommend this job for anyone who is looking to learn about the field or be substantially involved in their attorney's projects. I often asked my managers and attorneys for more involvement and nothing changed. There is high turnover in management, too. I had three different managers in one year because they kept leaving the firm. I would really not recommend accepting a job here in 2019 -- they need some time to sort out existing issues. The boys' club here is especially obnoxious/problematic, too. There are so many opportunities in SF for legal support staff, especially if you have Corporate experience -- look elsewhere!