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      Ropes & Gray

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      3.8

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (498 total reviews)
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      R. Bradford (Brad) Malt

      87% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      Ropes & Gray has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 498 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ropes & Gray 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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      498 reviews
      2.0
      Jan 24, 2010

      Former R&G SF office employee's comments:

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      R&G's private equity practice group enjoys a great reputation; I enjoyed working with young bright associates, who worked harder than many of the partners.

      Cons

      Unfortunately a rather stodgy environment; not nimble or truly innovative. Middle managers who micro-managed to allegedly earn their salary only created disenchantment.

      1.0
      Jun 24, 2026

      Micromanagement and toxic work culture

      Aml analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits were okay. Nothing else

      Cons

      Terrible toxic work culture. Manager is the definition of micromanagement. Terrible place to work hated every minute of it. Couldn’t pay me double go back. Zero work life balance. Terrible culture. Passive aggressiveness. HR doesn’t care about you and only protects managers.

      2.0
      Jan 23, 2026

      Would not stay past 3-4 PQE

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary was decent US law firm pay. Free lunch on Wednesdays. Good exposure for junior associates

      Cons

      High attrition rate for partners and associates. Limited career progression. You can be there for several years and still not feel integrated into the firm. Partners aloof and rarely engage with associates and staff. Would not recommend past 3.5 PQE. Very few people get made up to partner.

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