Wilson Elser reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(646 total reviews)
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Dan McMahon

82% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Wilson Elser has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 646 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wilson Elser 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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646 reviews
2.0
Feb 4, 2019

Bait and Switch

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Pros

Great benefits, nice office. The office tries to take the upper road and be very ethical which is important nowadays.

Cons

I was hired to be a paralegal not a highbred cat -dog. I don’t know if it’s their way of saving money or whatever but I was very poorly trained and at the time that I interviewed, with simply asked if I minded helping out with secretarial work. I thought that meant when there was a rush or an overload as a member of the team would I help and of course I said yes. No it really is you are mostly a secretary-ie 80%. I think I would be more successful if I had been better trained and the desk I was sitting out with a different desk

2.0
Apr 6, 2018

Hours are draining

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Pros

Good support, nice people if you are in the right group. Good network, lots of offices. Good amount of work. Learns a lot

Cons

Long hours, draining work. Feels like churning the way people are always hired and leave. If you have a bad group led by a bad partner, work will be very stressful

3.0
Jul 13, 2017

Okay for short term

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Pros

Nice offices and lots of administrative resources are pros, I think. Their resources are comparable to BigLaw, for sure.

Cons

There is low morale among attorneys. Billables requirements are too high. and attorneys are given way too many cases.

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