Things need to change of the firm will fall apart
Pros
Opportunity to work on global projects The marketing, IT , finance, HR and office service people are hard working and get along very well (why can't the lawyers and assistants learn from them) The few events we do have are great - summer/holiday party; halloween; blue jays day Do a lot of work in diversity and pro bono - My son who identifies as gay is proud of the work Dentons does (PLEASE DO MORE LIKE YOU USE TO - It means so much!) Summer hours and casual days Great office space Close to the GO Train / TTC Located in the financial district/downtown core
Cons
Overworked and underpaid compared to other similar organizations Pulled into many directions - regional, local and global with no support Top-heavy NO RECOGNITION from lawyers and management Lawyers treat staff with disrespect and undervalue the amount of work they do Little to no community involvement, employee engagement and social events Internal events are very segregated between Lawyers/students and staff Technology is very difficult and systems outdated - why does it take so long to get things done? Why are common things like payslips still paper? Need to be more environmentally friendly