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      Baker McKenzie

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      Baker McKenzie reviews

      3.8

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (1,257 total reviews)
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      Milton W. M. Cheng

      91% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

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      Baker McKenzie has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,257 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Baker McKenzie 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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      1K reviews
      4.0
      Apr 1, 2016

      B&M

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, friendly staff, very international, centrally locates offices are easy to reach. Very good quality of work and a very supportive network.

      Cons

      Workers are drowning in inane management speak. The offices are in desperate need of a face lift. Hours can be gruelling.

      2.0
      Feb 24, 2016

      Too big for its own good?

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Worldwide network. Colleagues can become friends - I've even met some on leisure basis when visiting a city with a Baker office.

      Cons

      Huge bureaucracy. Regionalization initiatives very slow, each office (sometimes each practice group) essentially its own business unit. Partners seem to compete for business/clients due to client credit system. Filters down into lower levels. Stingy with bonuses. NY office implemented bonus structure on par with other BigLaw firms in area. But other offices (notably, SF and Palo Alto) still under discussion.

      3.0
      Feb 1, 2016

      roller coaster

      Western hemisphere edocs engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits are awesome. The overall company atmosphere? Pretty good especially in global services.

      Cons

      No room for movement, if you come in at a position you will probably stay there. Micromanagement is rampant on a manager to manager basis. One person will trust that you are supporting a global company and another will not trust you unless they see you at your desk. This isn't McDonalds (those people are heros). Personal issues are ignore by management and concerns to directors about management issues go unheard.

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