Sidley Austin reviews

4.1

67% would recommend to a friend

(686 total reviews)
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Brian Fahrney | Yvette Ostolaza

68% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Sidley Austin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 686 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sidley Austin 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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686 reviews
3.0
Dec 11, 2016

Equal Pros and Cons

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Pros

Decent salary and overtime pay, great benefits, individual offices, and access to a large network of successful company alumni.

Cons

Very long hours, seemingly endless expectation for productivity to an unrealistic degree, definitely an elitist atmosphere.

1.0
Jul 10, 2016

Bad management

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Pros

The benefits are great and the organization is well known in the law industry.

Cons

Management in the billing department is horrible. The training is extremely inefficient and the billing manager was a micro manager. The manager displays favoritism to certain employees and reporting the issues to HR doesnt do any good. I was constantly harassed and felt like I was a toddler in a day care facility. I couldn't go to the bathroom without being timed. I don't know about any of the other departments but the billing department has a high turnover employee rate due solely to management.

3.0
Mar 28, 2016

West Coast Management Errors

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Pros

Sidley is a good place to work. The people are great and are very helpful to each other. The work hours are not bad either.

Cons

The department managers are where the problems are and the one in charge over the West Region is the main problem. This person also has two faces, This person is a "do what I say, not what I do" type person. I always thought that good leaders should lead by example, but no the case here.

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