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Found 267 of over 298 reviews
83% Recommend to a Friend
91% Approve of CEO
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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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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Growth is the reason for working
Cons
Low encouraging is the reason
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work life balance is good
Cons
Salary is quite less as compared to market
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Great place to get experience
2 Mar 2023 - Legal Counsel in ParisRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Amazing quality of matters and great colleagues.
Cons
Work-life balance is inconsistent. Almost no chance at senior opportunities.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Great place to work
3 Mar 2023 - Litigation Paralegal in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
great resources to get stuff done
Cons
long hours but that is expected
- Former Employee★★★★★
Great Firm, No Complaints, Kick-Started my Career in Ways I Couldn't Have Imagined
1 Feb 2023 - Paralegal in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Former Employee★★★★★
It was ok
20 Feb 2023 - Technical Support Specialist in Bucharest, BucurestiRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Cool teams and great managers.
Cons
Horrible clients to deal with, lotsbof pressure for ot
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Software Developer
19 Feb 2023 - Software Developer in New York, NYRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Salary, the team, management, perks
Cons
The culture, the deadlines, too much work too little gain
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good company to work for
Cons
Nothing to complain about except for commuting which could be less
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
provided OT pay and good basic salary
Cons
lack of training at some times
- Former Employee★★★★★
Solid pay and benefits, lots of personalities
12 Oct 2022 - Business Development SpecialistRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
83% of Cleary Gottlieb employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Cleary Gottlieb 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
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