DLA Piper reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,041 total reviews)
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Charles Severs and Frank Ryan

71% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

DLA Piper has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,041 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The DLA Piper 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
5.0
Jul 24, 2018

Legal Secretary

Recommend
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Pros

Great people, great work and a feeling of home. All the attorneys for the most part are really great to work with. The majority of the partners were friendly and down to earth people. I supported 2 senior partners and 1 associate. When I was there, there were numerous events that went on throughout the year such as monthly wellness seminars, firm picnics and holiday parties. There is always room to improve your IT skills with computer training webinars offered every month by the highly competent Help Desk Training Team. DLA has great benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401k, life, yearly merit bonus and even a turkey or champagne at Thanksgiving! DLA was awesome when I was there! I'm sure it's still 5 star quality!

Cons

They had great HR when I was there, and then they didn't. I left at the turn of new HR which brought morale down very low. Since I left, I heard there was another turn over in HR and it is once again top notch.

1.0
Jul 23, 2018

Old School

Recommend
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Pros

Brand as a respected company for your CV

Cons

They treat support services as second class citizens. Yes, many law firms do this, but DLA Piper do this with style. Never felt valued, always under pressure and too much red tape and politics to get anything moving. If you want a career in Marketing, look elsewhere! Essentially felt like I was easily replaceable, and that anybody else in the team could just be plucked from the shelf and replaced as well.

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DLA Piper Response
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We’re sorry to hear you’ve had a challenging experience. We take all concerns very seriously. Our Human Resources department is always available to for concerns should you wish to discuss this further.
5.0
Jul 19, 2018

Client Account Specialist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Please bring some of us back. I'm still giving you 5 stars because I still believe in this company I had the pleasure to work 6 years for. I do see Openings for Billing Team Specialists, however, its not the same. Please bring a few of us back!!!! New York

Cons

So sad to see such bad reviews, I know DLA Piper is better than what's being posted. Although it's highly unlikely DLA would bring a few of us back, I'm still rooting for this incredible firm.

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