Is Mayer Brown a good company to work for?

Mayer Brown has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 510 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 48% of employees would recommend working at Mayer Brown to a friend and 45% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Mayer Brown have been left by employees working as Legal Secretary , Paralegal and Associate .

Does Mayer Brown pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mayer Brown employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mayer Brown. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mayer Brown?

48% of Mayer Brown employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mayer Brown 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mayer Brown?

Associate (58) , Paralegal (36) , Legal Secretary (15) , Intern (11) , Litigation Paralegal (11) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Partner (8) , Summer Intern (8) , Trainee Solicitor (8) , Internship (7) , Senior Associate (7) , Stagiaire (7) , Summer Associate (6) , Associate Attorney (4) , Avocat (3)

What are the pros of working at Mayer Brown according to real employee reviews?

"People are nice and professional." ((in 50 reviews)); "It's great culture for big law." ((in 28 reviews)); "good benefits for basic benefits" ((in 23 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and willing to teach" ((in 20 reviews)); "good pay sometimes no need to work late" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Mayer Brown according to real employee reviews?

"long hours and difficult to take vacations" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management/ Staff are all lazy/ No progression" ((in 20 reviews)); "Support staff barely registers to any of the attorneys until something goes wrong." ((in 7 reviews)); "end 401k bonus contribution where they provide an amount between 1%" ((in 4 reviews)); "Support staff is treated like the red hair step child; the medical insurance is very high; there is no one who will do anything to change things whether you're an attorney or staff." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mayer Brown layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Mayer Brown locations?

Chicago , New York , Washington , Los Angeles , Houston , Palo Alto , Charlotte , New Brunswick , Evanston , North Chicago , Richmond , Phoenix , Vicksburg , Jacksonville , Glendale

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Mayer Brown reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(391 total reviews)

Jon Van Gorp

70% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

Mayer Brown has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 391 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mayer Brown 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

391 reviews

3.0

Jan 21, 2025

Good comp and benefits, poor management

Hr manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent compensation and benefits for role

Cons

Terrible departmental leadership and failure of firm leaders to address the situation

1.0

Sep 21, 2021

Told wont be forced in during covid

Legal secretary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

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Cons

Earlier " we assure you we won't force anyone to come into the office until we open due to covid" And now "We are forcing all secretaries to come in a few times before we open on November even with delta variant high, and most secretaries can't afford manhattan so have to live further out so will have to take public transportation during rush hour for a longer commute"

4.0

Nov 10, 2014

Mayer Brown

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Use to be able to make great money and plenty of computer training

Cons

Outdated management. Most of the managers are without degrees and seem to be friends. The attorneys were pretty aggressive and the secretarial management always stood up for the attorneys behavior no matter how unprofessional it was. The firm seemed to also have a problem with diversity among its support staff. The minority secretaries were always being called in for something unfairly. There were too many secretarial supervisors to answer to.

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