Does Baker McKenzie pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Baker McKenzie employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Baker McKenzie. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Baker McKenzie?

75% of Baker McKenzie employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Baker McKenzie 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Baker McKenzie?

Associate (191) , Intern (43) , Paralegal (41) , Senior Associate (32) , Legal Professional (31) , Legal Secretary (27) , Billing Analyst (24) , Analyst (23) , Lawyer (20) , Manager (19) , Junior Associate (17) , Legal Assistant (17) , Attorney (16) , Internship (16) , Legal Intern (16)

What are the pros of working at Baker McKenzie according to real employee reviews?

"People are nice and friendly" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good culture and work policies" ((in 88 reviews)); "Good benefits and some remote work" ((in 82 reviews)); "Diversity; colleagues are friendly and easy" ((in 63 reviews)); "Most teams are great and very friendly people." ((in 39 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Baker McKenzie according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and pay is not sufficient" ((in 81 reviews)); "Poor management, too many processes" ((in 40 reviews)); "no work life balance lacks resources too long to hire new replacements of resigned employees." ((in 36 reviews)); "Can involve late working hours." ((in 31 reviews)); "Algunos managers parecen no tener todas las aptitudes necesarias para afrontar los desafíos del rol." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Baker McKenzie layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Baker McKenzie layoffs and their outlook for job security at Baker McKenzie in 2026.

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Baker McKenzie reviews

3.8

75% would recommend to a friend

(1,257 total reviews)

Milton W. M. Cheng

86% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Aug 28, 2015

New management needed

Billing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice view, friendly attorneys, 50th floor is amazing

Cons

Billing managers does not provide training, they are very non chalant about everything until there's a deadline that need to be met, then everything is rush rush rush. There's no team moral and everyone complains about each other. The people come and go as they are pleased and very unprofessional. So many temps that really want to learn but no one that's willing to teach them.

1.0

Aug 24, 2015

Billing Coordinator

Billing coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lovely view of Lake Michigan. Diligent and hard working work staff. Splendid modern office building. Monthly office happy hours with free beer, wine and food.

Cons

Utterly incompetent upper staff management who have micromanaged accounting department to death. Recent conversion to new accounting system failed, but no backup plan to return to previous system. Resulting sudden and vast increase in work load led to recriminations against staff members, not senior management. Staff worked 6 or 7 days a week to keep up after conversion and soon began to leave in droves, ten since conversion, leading to greater workload on those remaining who are now looking for new jobs or mulling retirement. Upper management can't or won't stop bullying of employees by self styled big shot attorneys who demand their bills be processed first, and leading to constant interference in workflow, regardless of impact on other attorney's bills. Terrible work environment begging for massive reform.

4.0

Aug 24, 2015

Regional Marketing Director

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and career opportunities

Cons

Need to be based at Bakers HQ if seeking senior career opportunities

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