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      Sidley Austin

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      Sidley Austin reviews

      4.1

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (685 total reviews)
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      Brian Fahrney | Yvette Ostolaza

      69% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      Sidley Austin has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 685 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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      685 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 10, 2010

      Good place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits Competetive salary Good opportunity for growth

      Cons

      Long hours, heavy work load, impersonal atmosphere

      4.0
      May 24, 2010

      Bearable for Biglaw

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As Biglaw goes, Sidley is a somewhat more humane place to work than other firms, which admittedly isn't saying much. The people tend to all be polite -- no one who is outright aggressive, but the flipside is a lot of passive aggression. Sidley is generally respectful of taking vacation time and weekends, although this varies by practice group.

      Cons

      It's Biglaw -- the hours suck and you have little control over your work schedule and work/life balance is difficult to achieve. This is true for any big law firm though.

      4.0
      May 5, 2010

      Great Place to Work

      Third year associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      salary, training, interesting work, self-autonomy, free market litigation assignments system

      Cons

      poor work life balance, challenging for women and minorities

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