Is Legal Aid Society a good company to work for?

Legal Aid Society has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 629 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Legal Aid Society to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Legal Aid Society have been left by employees working as Intern , Legal Intern and Internship .

Does Legal Aid Society pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Legal Aid Society employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Legal Aid Society. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Legal Aid Society?

74% of Legal Aid Society employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Legal Aid Society 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Legal Aid Society?

Staff Attorney (91) , Paralegal (45) , Intern (32) , Paralegal Casehandler (26) , Attorney (23) , Legal Intern (17) , Internship (15) , Forensic Social Worker (13) , Paralegal II (11) , Investigative Intern (10) , Law Graduate (9) , Summer Legal Intern (9) , Administrative Assistant (7) , Investigator (7) , Candidate Attorney (5)

What are the pros of working at Legal Aid Society according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great which is the reason I stay but it's very hard to stay." ((in 57 reviews)); "People were great and supportive." ((in 39 reviews)); "Generally great colleagues." ((in 25 reviews)); "3. Great Staff" ((in 18 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 15 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Legal Aid Society according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and only receive raises every 3 years" ((in 54 reviews)); "7 years expect low salary." ((in 33 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 21 reviews)); "The mission is frequently undermined by upper management" ((in 9 reviews)); "Long hours" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Legal Aid Society locations?

New York , Brooklyn , Bronx , Washington , Santa Ana , San Diego , Salt Lake City , Central Islip , Louisville , Cincinnati , Chicago , Kew Gardens , Staten Island , Minneapolis , Cleveland , Columbus , San Bernardino , Miami , Queens , Virginia Beach , Nassau , Astoria , Jamaica , Riverhead , Rochester , New York Mills , Detroit , Tulsa , Raleigh , Houston

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3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(460 total reviews)

Twyla Carter

31% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Legal Aid Society has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 460 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Legal Aid Society 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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460 reviews

5.0

Apr 4, 2011

Great Learning Experience!

Investigative intern

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Pros

Great learning experience, especially if you are interested in criminal justice, criminal law, or learning more about the institutional inequalities of the justice system.

Cons

Unpaid and no stipend/transportation compensation (other than on-job travel).

2.0

Aug 9, 2010

If you are determined to get courtroom or trial experience, then try to get a job here. But, don't stay long.

Staff attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Unionized. Lots of vacation time. Unlimited sick days. Casual office.

Cons

Excessive workload. Poor office morale. Numerous arraignment shifts. No outside contact with other firms so that employees do not know how a successfully functioning not-for profit office should work. Administrative staff is not the best. Extremely poor salary for the amount of work expected from attorneys.

5.0

Jul 9, 2010

the job at legal aid and the employees were all great

Intern

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CEO approval

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Pros

being able to choose own hours, very nice employees, a lot of leisure time when there and there is no work to be done.

Cons

not really room for growth, a lot of crappy clients.

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