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
Jun 8, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

If there were some I may not have left

Cons

Compensation. Completely closed compensation system. The elite few swear it is the best system but really it is a mechanism to cloak where to money is really going and to avoid contempt amongst the ranks. Management (or mismanagement) has failed to identify its primary goals which should be to reward the associates and midlevel partnerships since the undeserved fat checks it gets are through the sweat of those individuals. Instead, the upper levels (in significant part) produce nothing, but get paid way to much which somebody has to support. (Oh.. that's right. It's the associates and middle partnership. Developing a book of business it almost futile. you will not get fairly compensated for it. More than likely you spend the majority of time working to keep it when another higher ranking partner tries to steal it or take credit for it. Horrible moral amongst associates and contract partners.

1.0
Jun 4, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Cannot think of one thing this firm has done that's good.

Cons

Run....run very fast and away from this firm. Management would rather make your life a living hell and make you quit than fire you.

2.0
May 5, 2015

Legal Secretary

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great people. The office culture has made huge improvements in the past year and I see more improvements in the future.

Cons

Big NY based firm that does not compete with surrounding area job market in benefits, pay, raises or bonuses (never both and sometimes nothing). High turn over rate.

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