Stoel Rives reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(120 total reviews)
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Melissa Jones

63% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Stoel Rives has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 120 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Stoel Rives 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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120 reviews
4.0
Sep 26, 2014

Rules of Engagement Apply

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The majority of the lawyers are truly fine people and brilliant lawyers. I feel fortunate to work with such an intelligent and hardworking group. The firm is small, which is nice. You get to work with a lot of different people. The clients are absolutely amazing and make coming to work every day worthwhile.

Cons

Ten people (or so) make all of the money. All management decisions revolve around this dependency and are aligned with it. This alignment sometimes because misaligned especially when it comes to decisions regarding the administrative staff. The staff are often paid lip-service or left hanging when important decisions need to be made. If the decisions involve staff and money, it can be like pulling teeth to push something forward. It can be very frustrating.

2.0
Oct 18, 2016
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Pros

For the most part, it's an enjoyable work environment with friendly people and a professional culture.

Cons

Management is very inept. All the good people end up leaving because of the opaque compensation system that only rewards certain people with the right connections.

2.0
Apr 25, 2016

Biggest and "best" Firm in Portland but not best culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart attorneys that care about their clients and community. Great benefits plan, headquarters support in regards to recruiting, benefits, payroll is outstanding.

Cons

Toxic culture, no investment in their staff, you agree or your out. New idea are not always valued. They say they value their people and innovation but processes are old and outdated. High turnover of executives results in lack of support for administration help across most departments so no bandwidth to be forwarding thinking. Little interaction between staff and lawyers. Not a friendly culture.

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