Wilson Elser reviews

I would have liked to work for WE much earlier in my career. It would have saved me years of dissatisfaction and disappointment.

As an office assistant, I expected that my work would be varied and reliant upon the needs of my attorneys' current caseload. But most of my work revolved around managing the travel plans and research for one attorney, who was already assigned a legal assistant and paralegal. All the work I did for her was considered "extracurricular," i.e. not related to any case for the firm. Everyone knew this, and largely gave the attorney free reign to use company resources for her personal projects. It made me uncomfortable that she didn't really seem to answer to anyone regarding this. They then decided to start training me to do another legal assistant's job, on top of the myriad of extracurricular items for this one "problematic" attorney. I was frequently tugged in multiple directions by different attorneys, but expected to prioritize the "extracurricular" work. It was very odd, and there were no clear boundaries or expectations explained or asserted for this role. I would caution anyone looking at these kinds of roles to look into the attorneys they'll be working for, and to demand clarity about the job duties for this role. I would have stayed with this company if the attorneys were better managed.