Boies Schiller & Flexner Reviews

Pros

Good cases and exciting cases

Cons

Management especially office manager very childish. You can be part of a great team and switched without notice. Staff cannot comment or ask. As soon as you do, within weeks you'll be terminated. It's basically a don't ask don't tell scenario.

Advice to Management

Listen. Trust. Do research outside of law books.

Pros

-Ability to work on important assignments -Time and a half for long hours

Cons

-No additional benefits other than time and a half

Pros

Pay is average for staff Well regarded firm

Cons

Office manager was super strict on clock-in times Lack of organization throughout firm, so as staff, we bear the brunt of miscoummunicatons Lack of resources and investment in firm technology meaning no e-discovery software, no calendaring software, outdated and severely inadequate copy machines that cannot hole punch or staple Due to lack of central database system, when cases are worked on across offices, wrong versions...

Pros

It was my first job out of college and I would say overall it was a great experience working with some of the best legal minds out there. Really cool cases. Hours can be long (my longest week was about 110 hours) but when I approached HR about the low pay, they took things really seriously, called around to other firms, and realized our pay was low for the industry standard and gave everyone raises. Also if you work...

Cons

Long hours, pay wasn't awesome, (it got better while I was there), and it's kind of a boys club. Some of the older male attorneys could use some sexual harassment training.

Pros

-Well-known mid-size firm, especially founder David Boies -Very liberal -They don't fire a lot of people--HR is walked all over by staff, especially legal assistants

Cons

-Attorneys are hired based on their reputation are paid very well compared to other firms, but staff are hired with little experience and paid less than average -New York City office (which I worked in) was very loud. Attorneys often spoke in halls in groups very loud, and paralegals and legal assistants were constantly at each other's desks socializing. It was impossible to do serious work -HR is a joke. There are...

Advice to Management

-Train and invest in better staff. Get rid of staff who isn't pulling their weight -Instead of overpaying attorneys use money to have departments run more smoothly and upgrade technology -Gossiping happens in every office but this was by far the worst I've ever worked in. Encourage kindness or you're going to have harassment lawsuits moving forward I'm sure of it

Pros

-Decent benefits -Great name on your resume -Some of the cases the company has taken on are incredibly important and makes you feel like they care about people.

Cons

-Management doesn't care about staff -Compensation is not great -HR is a joke -As someone apart of the back-end staff, I had more time on my hands than I knew what to do with. I spent most of my day browsing the internet and when I asked for work, I was told that there was no more to do. When I asked if I could branch out to other departments to help them out and learn more, I was told no in the event that I was needed...

Advice to Management

HR should take complaints more seriously and look into management more. If an employee tells you that they are having issues with their manager, investigate it, don't just push it to the side until it festers and blows up. It's impossible to stop the gossip, but maybe crack down on it when it's obviously interfering with work. Some people spend more time gossiping than working.

Pros

Great environment, Great people and a great place to work

Cons

Sometimes the hours can be long and there is lots of work, but you are compensated for it

Pros

Great connections Early responsibility Given independent roles

Cons

Bad management Confusing communication between attorneys