Does Venable LLP pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Venable LLP employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Venable LLP. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Venable LLP?

49% of Venable LLP employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Venable LLP 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Venable LLP?

Associate (23) , Legal Administrative Assistant (16) , Legal Assistant (9) , Practice Group Assistant (7) , Associate Attorney (6) , Attorney (6) , Legal Secretary (5) , Paralegal (5) , Analyst (4) , Partner (4) , Administrative (2) , Billing Coordinator (2) , Counsel (2) , Litigation Paralegal (2) , Staff Attorney (2)

What are the pros of working at Venable LLP according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 25 reviews)); "good pay and benefits if you are one of their pets" ((in 21 reviews)); "good work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "The salaries are decent." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good work environment and culture" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Venable LLP according to real employee reviews?

"Failure for executive leadership to land clients lead to significant amount of billable hours filed as "business development," reducing analyst utilization and thus decreased bonus." ((in 6 reviews)); "Many of the attorneys like to pretend the support staff doesn't exist, like an Indian caste system." ((in 4 reviews)); "Specific individuals contribute to a highly abusive work environment, and leadership does very little to curb the behavior." ((in 3 reviews)); "Long hours; not enough staff" ((in 3 reviews)); "Communication is lacking." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Venable LLP layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Venable LLP layoffs and their outlook for job security at Venable LLP in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Venable LLP locations?

Washington , Baltimore , New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Century City , Tysons Corner , Fairfax , Columbia , Towson , Silver Spring , Timonium , Chicago

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Venable LLP reviews

3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(199 total reviews)

Stuart Ingis

78% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (199 reviews)

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Venable LLP has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 199 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Venable LLP employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

199 reviews

4.0

Sep 10, 2015

Administration Legal including Microsoft programs & Databases

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are teams which work well together,

Cons

Then, there are teams who do not no work together, or push their work off onto other people....

5.0

Aug 25, 2015

Great firm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very professional firm and employees

Cons

Long hours for some groups of the firm

5.0

Jan 4, 2026

Pretty good for big law

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The other attorneys and staff are great. The New York office was recently renovated and is amazing.

Cons

Salaries are lower than the top firms, but work life balance is better.

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