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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
      2.0
      Apr 21, 2020

      Big and slow

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Lots of nice people, maybe even a majority 2. Consensus culture (but only for partners) 3. In lots of countries 4. Pockets of real excellence (tax, IP, employment, several countries)

      Cons

      1. Ineffective management (especially for staff) 2. Highly bureaucratic but also disorganized 3. Underpay talent 4. Easier to get a promotion by leaving for another firm than staying 5. Too big to care about morale 6. Inconsistent quality 7. Undergoing a multi-year reorg 8. No meaningful strategy for the future

      2.0
      Jan 26, 2020

      Great pay, but waterfall, political culture, years behind the curve in technology and any internal business services

      Senior manager (internal services)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great pay, great location, intelligent people

      Cons

      Super political. Research law firm culture. All they say about law firms is true, at all levels of organization. They are reorganizing. That means any internal role is supposed to cover the work of 3 people, to cut costs.

      2.0
      Oct 9, 2019

      Staff treated poorly in Houston office

      Legal secretary
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, beautiful office.

      Cons

      Staff is seen as expendable. Very uneven distribution of workloads. Unreasonable expectations and poor work/life balance.

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