Sidley Austin reviews

4.1

67% would recommend to a friend

(686 total reviews)
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Brian Fahrney | Yvette Ostolaza

69% 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 4, 2020

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Pros

Very professional setting with high standards and expectations from all. Good compensation and opportunities for growth.

Cons

Stringent culture. The firm treats lawyers as #1 and all supporting staff seen as butlers at Downton Abbey. Very "upstairs downstairs" culture. Which is fine but not great. Professional attire is a must and appearances are the top priority. Depending on your direct manager, it can be a supportive environment with great resources. Or you could end up in a day long seminar on how to write professional sounding emails that in the end won't matter because your manager is just a micro-manager and nothing you ever do is right. To call this place old school is an understatement... littered around the office were typewriters from the 1970s (in 2017). If you love pomp and circumstance, look no further.

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