Does Wilson Elser pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wilson Elser employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wilson Elser. This rating has improved by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wilson Elser?

69% of Wilson Elser employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wilson Elser 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wilson Elser?

Associate Attorney (92) , Associate (58) , Paralegal (52) , Attorney (47) , Legal Secretary (31) , Legal Assistant (21) , Litigation Paralegal (19) , Law Clerk (13) , Partner (13) , Conflicts Analyst (9) , Of Counsel (8) , Paralegal Clerk (7) , Legal Records Clerk (6) , Senior Associate (6) , Lawyer (5)

What are the pros of working at Wilson Elser according to real employee reviews?

"The people are great and easy to get along with." ((in 57 reviews)); "Benefits are good and working from home once a week is helpful" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work life balance something that is not typical for attorneys." ((in 21 reviews)); "Staff is nice and helpful" ((in 20 reviews)); "Great support staff and assistance" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Wilson Elser according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and organization skills" ((in 30 reviews)); "$100 bonuses or no bonuses" ((in 22 reviews)); "There is no training or formal mentoring program as young associates are "thrown into the fire."" ((in 11 reviews)); "low salary and a lot of micro managing" ((in 11 reviews)); "Long hours and Saturdays expected." ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wilson Elser layoffs in 2026?

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

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Wilson Elser reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(646 total reviews)

Dan McMahon

82% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

646 reviews

1.0

May 28, 2016

LAWYER

Associate lawyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some very good lawyers but the firm continues to lose talent at an alarming rate. Clique centric. Impossible to develop clients since partners who were introduced to clients by the firm's founders now do not reciprocate and hoard all contacts. So, since becoming a partner is tied to client relationships, you cannot advance. If you are happy making other people rich, then this is the place for you.

Cons

I noticed a number of surprisingly positive reviews. I think that the firm's marketing department must be submitting reviews or encouraging the placement of reviews to counter the departures of what must be about 30-40 lawyers so far this year. Unfortunately, the folks in the upper 1% of the pay scale do not care about the rest of the firm. The firm lives and dies by the motto " Management takes care of management". Many lawyers that have been there for years have the abused spouse look about them. Sad.

2.0

Oct 2, 2019

Horrible Experience

It engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Offices are decent, it's a paycheck

Cons

By far a miserable place to work. In the IT field many years and I cannot believe how bad it is here. The CIO is a tyrant and will dismiss you and treat you like have no brain and you will be in fear of losing your job or you will be planning your next move out of here. If you value your skills and want to enjoy your job look elsewhere. Toxic environment.

1.0

May 6, 2019

Worst CIO To Work For

It engineer, senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great PTO, the IT staff is a great group of people that are fun to work with.

Cons

The CIO runs the show but he is not a leader. He has no vision, not does he understand the environment. The CIO plays the blame game. He will find a way to minimize your input. You will get blame for a minor typo in a report even though you just resolved a major outage. If you want to work for narcissist, a complete idiot, then feel free to work for Wilson Elser. if you want to work for a CIO, that requires you to include him on every email, that wants to know when you arriving late, when you are working from home, then feel free to apply. Wilson elser IT department always have multiple position open. I have witness employee quitting in the middle of a conference call with the CIO, another employee quits after the CIO hard sever temper tantrums. worst CIO to work a complete idiot. As long as the CIO is stay far far away ...

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