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 87 reviews)); "They promote from within and colleagues are very friendly" ((in 60 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 44 reviews)); "Great team with very intelligent people" ((in 40 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 47 reviews)); "Long hours and can feel pressured to bill" ((in 38 reviews)); "Low salary and micro managing" ((in 37 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 15 reviews)); "excessive workload, long hours, burnout" ((in 10 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

3.0

Apr 5, 2021

Some groups are better than others

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some practice groups tend to be better to work in so research your group carefully. The base salary is fairly on par with bay street.

Cons

Bonuses are not comparable to other bay street firms or even mid-size firms for the same amount of work and same or worse quality/work-life balance. Some practice groups are not pleasant to work in and have high turnover rates.

3.0

Apr 3, 2021

Overall good place to work

Finance clerk

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, nice location, friendly environment..

Cons

bad management, raise doesn't keep up with the cost of leaving

5.0

Apr 2, 2021

Great Management

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great exposure to challenging work. Great management team with vision.

Cons

Working non-stop because of global practice.

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