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Found 267 of over 298 reviews
4.2
83% Recommend to a Friend
Cleary Gottlieb Managing Partner Mark Leddy
91% Approve of CEO

Found 252 of over 298 reviews

4.2
83%
Recommend to a Friend
91%
Approve of CEO
Cleary Gottlieb Managing Partner Mark Leddy
Mark Leddy
72 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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    Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
    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. 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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    5. 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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    6. 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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    7. 3.0
      Former Employee

      It was ok

      20 Feb 2023 - Technical Support Specialist in Bucharest, Bucuresti
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Cool teams and great managers.

      Cons

      Horrible clients to deal with, lotsbof pressure for ot

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    8. 5.0
      Current Employee, less than 1 year

      Software Developer

      19 Feb 2023 - Software Developer in New York, NY
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary, the team, management, perks

      Cons

      The culture, the deadlines, too much work too little gain

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    9. 4.0
      Current Employee

      Paralegal

      12 Dec 2022 - Paralegal 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company to work for

      Cons

      Nothing to complain about except for commuting which could be less

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    10. 4.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      Good job

      19 Nov 2022 - Legal Assistant/Paralegal 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      provided OT pay and good basic salary

      Cons

      lack of training at some times

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    11. 3.0
      Former Employee

      Solid pay and benefits, lots of personalities

      12 Oct 2022 - Business Development Specialist 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits and high salary potential

      Cons

      Cleary can feel very chaotic. There are lots of personalities to manage, and HR generally doesn't listen (or if they do, it's in one ear out the other).

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    Cleary Gottlieb has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 298 reviews left anonymously by employees. 83% of employees would recommend working at Cleary Gottlieb to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

    According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cleary Gottlieb employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cleary Gottlieb. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.

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