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Found 271 of over 304 reviews
4.2
76% Recommend to a Friend
Cleary Gottlieb Managing Partner Mark Leddy
81% Approve of CEO

Found 257 of over 304 reviews

4.2
76%
Recommend to a Friend
81%
Approve of CEO
Cleary Gottlieb Managing Partner Mark Leddy
Mark Leddy
73 Ratings
Pros
  • "Highly capable, friendly, and outgoing colleagues; international work environment; cutting-edge legal work(in 13 reviews)

  • "Interesting work with great people(in 10 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Hard hours and work life balance(in 24 reviews)

  • "Long hours, limited career development(in 33 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Experience

      7 Jan 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Growth is the reason for working

      Cons

      Low encouraging is the reason

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    2. 4.0
      Former Employee

      Work life balance

      25 Feb 2022 - Software Developer 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work life balance is good

      Cons

      Salary is quite less as compared to market

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    4. 5.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Best Company i ever worked for

      9 Jun 2023 - HR Assistant in Brussels
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - positive american mindset - so many opportunities to learn - qualitative training - processes and guidelines are clear

      Cons

      - some partners can be difficult

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    5. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 5 years

      dehumanizing

      31 Mar 2023 - Legal Administrative Assistant in New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Work is easy and some colleagues are friendly -Good PTO

      Cons

      -Would never recommend for non-legal staff. It's a real throwback to a time that should have been left behind decades ago—you're treated like a sub-class, and there's a rampant culture of bullying with no accountability -Even if partners review you highly, middle managers and HR go disturbingly out of their way to harass and retaliate against their staff -Despite being told at the many mandatory presentations and webinars about how financially successful the firm has been in the pandemic, pay for non-legal staff is below market rate and stagnant. Large pay raises and bonuses are quietly given to attorneys while support staff get mass layoffs.  -Many employees are afraid of losing their jobs in an uncertain economy, and it's pretty sick to watch the firm exploit that by seeing how much they can get away with.

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    6. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Busy but fulfilling

      3 May 2023 - Associate in New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting work, good exposure, gaining much experience quick, ability to cope with deadlines and pressure, delegation at a young age

      Cons

      Hard work, long hours and sometimes boring

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    7. 4.0
      Current Employee

      It's big law

      8 May 2023 - Associate in New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Colleagues are nice. Work is interesting.

      Cons

      It's big law--long hours, lack of diversity.

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    8. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Great culture

      3 May 2023 - Associate in New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great culture, cares about well being, great associate development

      Cons

      clients can be considered less interesting

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    9. 5.0
      Former Employee

      Great Firm, No Complaints, Kick-Started my Career in Ways I Couldn't Have Imagined

      1 Feb 2023 - Paralegal in New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      the people are fantastic, lots of ownership over work, really great teams and lots of opportunities to form relationships with partners/associates

      Cons

      long hours which I didn't mind at all. if you don't want to work long hours don't become a paralegal at a big law firm. long hours are not at all particular to cleary.

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    10. 3.0
      Former Employee, more than 8 years

      Great place to get experience

      2 Mar 2023 - Legal Counsel in Paris
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing quality of matters and great colleagues.

      Cons

      Work-life balance is inconsistent. Almost no chance at senior opportunities.

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    11. 5.0
      Former Employee

      Great place to work

      3 Mar 2023 - Litigation Paralegal in New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great resources to get stuff done

      Cons

      long hours but that is expected

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