Does Dentons pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dentons employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dentons. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dentons?

71% of Dentons employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dentons 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dentons?

Associate (127) , Paralegal (61) , Legal Assistant (40) , Intern (39) , Senior Associate (33) , Lawyer (27) , Attorney (19) , Internship (19) , Legal Secretary (19) , Partner (18) , Administrative Assistant (17) , Solicitor (17) , Legal Intern (13) , Stagiaire (11) , Associate Lawyer (10)

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

"Most people are nice and professional" ((in 80 reviews)); "They promote from within and colleagues are very friendly" ((in 55 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good work life balance compared to pay" ((in 42 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 41 reviews))

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

"bad boss means bad job and management doesn't care" ((in 45 reviews)); "Long hours; and could have more diversity" ((in 36 reviews)); "Low salary at highly competetive market" ((in 32 reviews)); "During the holidays we received a $150 gift card with no bonus (for such a huge corporation this is a huge let down)." ((in 14 reviews)); "excessive workload, long hours, burnout" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dentons layoffs in 2026?

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

Dentons reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(964 total reviews)

Elliott Portnoy

82% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Dentons has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 964 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dentons 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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964 reviews

1.0

Feb 12, 2022

Absolutely poor leadership, gaslighting and lack of directions in the department

Real estate legal support staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Can capitalise on the firm’s branding as largest law firm in the world

Cons

- Poor leadership and pitting staff against each other which resulted in a factionalised work environment - Tactics such as threatening termination of employment were employed - Frequent blame game and gaslighting occured when things go wrong. No one at the top takes accountability. - Poor communication from and micromanaging occurs from top down - The SOPs are a mess and top is not welcome to suggestions for how to shorten processes, insistence to use time consuming and inefficient processes.

4.0

Feb 10, 2022

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Business and legal affairs

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good structure and policies in place

Cons

Little work life balance in place

3.0

Feb 9, 2022

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Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people in NY office

Cons

Big place impersonal and political

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