Does DLA Piper pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DLA Piper employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DLA Piper. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DLA Piper?

67% of DLA Piper employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DLA Piper 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DLA Piper?

Associate (141) , Intern (52) , Legal Secretary (41) , Senior Associate (36) , Paralegal (32) , Solicitor (30) , Lawyer (27) , Legal Assistant (23) , Internship (19) , Associate Lawyer (18) , Stagiaire (18) , Attorney (16) , Trainee Lawyer (15) , Associate Attorney (13) , Trainee Solicitor (12)

What are the pros of working at DLA Piper according to real employee reviews?

"very enjoyable and people were very nice" ((in 101 reviews)); "good benefits and out side of work events." ((in 66 reviews)); "Remote Work and great culture" ((in 50 reviews)); "Good pay and conditions." ((in 45 reviews)); "Interesting work and good salary" ((in 40 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DLA Piper according to real employee reviews?

"Plenty of people work long hours and get work done but efficiency would go way up with a tech overhaul" ((in 53 reviews)); "No work/life balance (depending on a group and season)" ((in 33 reviews)); "late working hours;" ((in 26 reviews)); "No training method other than "figure it out like i did"." ((in 12 reviews)); "Budgets cuts going on, not much work and people leaving constantly." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about DLA Piper layoffs in 2026?

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Item: DLA Piper
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous employee

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3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,037 total reviews)

Charles Severs and Frank Ryan

67% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

DLA Piper has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,037 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

May 5, 2009

Staff Count Too.

Legal secretary

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CEO approval

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Pros

The benefits are fantastic. Getting time off is typically not an issue so long as you don't take advantage. Very flexible with schedules and understanding family committements.

Cons

The people. There is to much of a caste system present. It's also played into by upper management. If you're not an attorney your value within the company is non-existent. The idea that you are very expendable is a concept you are made very well aware of. Your input doesn't account for much. Qualified or not, for other administrative positions you will typically not be considered unless you're friends with the right person. They don't seem to believe in utilizing people to the fullest of one's capabilities.

4.0

Jan 14, 2009

DLA Piper: A great place to work unless you report to the ungrateful and insensitive.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The compensation and benefits you receive there are beyond compare. They pay very well and there were a lot of "perks." The workload kept you busy and the people are pretty decent to work with. I made some really good friends there.

Cons

I really didn't have any until the economy went sour. It then became a place of dread and fear of losing my job. The upper management has no respect for the staff employees. They never took the time to find out what we did all day and therefore made decisions based on little or no information. And they didn't care. They chose favorites and moved forward with no reall indication of the real world outside of their own.

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