LegalZoom reviews

4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(912 total reviews)

Jeff Stibel

79% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

LegalZoom has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 912 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LegalZoom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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912 reviews
1.0
Nov 7, 2012

Everything you read is true

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some decent people who work here that I would consider as friends even outside of work. But that’s no different than many other companies out there. Pay for sales isn’t bad but not worth tradeoff of dealing with the managers. But pay for positions like processing and customer service is really low. Benefits are ok.

Cons

Have you noticed a theme in the reviews of this place? No career opportunity, micromanagement, inexperienced managers, low pay, unnecessary stress, only about the numbers, and poorly treated employees? Yes, they are all true. Don’t expect a career because that doesn’t exist and that is for both Glendale and Austin. The Glendale office is shrinking because it is cheaper to have same position in Austin since that's why they started the Texas branch. But when you think that opportuntiies would come to Austin, they relocated bunch of managers and people from Cali. And since they are paid 20-40% more than us, we wont' be considered for any future promotions. But its not like that was going to happen because no matter how smart or experienced you are, you will fail because training is horrible, you get the crappy shifts, and micromanaged to death. Management including vp, director and manager, will make it very clear to you that if you don’t like it you can leave because there is people who want your seat (this was actually said by a manager). Don’t be suckered in by the way the company tries to sell how great it is to work there when you are interviewing - they will even tell you that the bad reviews are from few disgruntled employees. But seriously, how can you be not disgruntled if we are treated as just a dollar sign to them and not real people and everything written here is how things really are? Legalzoom makes big deal how they provide food their employees, but because we are so busy and only get to take 30 minute lunch. By the way if you actually try to use the 10 minute paid breaks, management gets mad and you can see them huffing and puffing then make up some excuse to write you up - so most of the time, we skip our breaks because we don’t want to get called into a meeting. Its sad when manager tells you to drink less water and soda at work so you don’t have to go to bathroom too much. It's always busy but it’s the same thing over and over again and you don’t learn new things. Because of their inexperience, managers create over the top policies to micromanage you. You are treated like a kid and disciplined for every little thing - one minutes late, miss your quota by one or going off script just once even if it got a sell. You get write up for taking a sick day even though we get sick days to use as our benefit. Quotas are tough and always being increased without the proper tools and training. Mandatory overtime is common, even at the last minute - but if you want time off, you need to ask way in advance. DOn’t bother asking for time off during holidays and Q1 because you won’t get it off. Because turnover is really high and theres a lot of work, there is always work to do. But because we are short, they can’t let anyone have time off so there is no work life balance. It’s a vicious cycle that the company just doesnt seem to get even though people are coming in and going out like a revolving door.

1.0
Nov 4, 2012
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Pros

Casual work environment. Couldn't complain about pay and benefits. Great people on the team. You would have a better experience if you worked in administration.

Cons

Its a call center so you will get zero flexibility. They avoid letting two people off on vacation at the same time and for busier seasons (Holidays and Q1), they have a lottery so their is no loyalty for seniority. You can expect 30 min lunches and two 10 min breaks on most days working 10 hours a day. Micromanaged is an understatement. It was moderate at first with hitting your sales goals but that is standard at any sales job. However, a phone system upgrade turned the job into a nightmare. If there were gaps in between calls or if you don't change your status promptly, management will question you. All calls are recorded so if you we're off script or skipped a question that could lead to an upsell, management will question you. Labor practices were extreme. Management would give us a hard time on how often you use the restroom. If you tried to call in sick, management would question the nature of your illness to see if you can come in still to just answer emails. Other employees were vocal about these practices and managements response was intimidation. Please note this manager was eventually reported to HR and removed from the sales team.

2.0
Oct 31, 2012

Developer

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Pros

Used to be a fun company to work for, but hard

Cons

Lots of work hours, no recognition or appreciation.

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