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 (38) , 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 85 reviews)); "They promote from within and colleagues are very friendly" ((in 59 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 50 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 43 reviews)); "great team to work worlwide" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Poor management, brand and lack of ambition" ((in 45 reviews)); "Low salary at highly competetive market" ((in 35 reviews)); "Long hours and at times demanding" ((in 33 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 16 reviews)); "excessive workload, long hours, burnout" ((in 12 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.

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3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(964 total reviews)

Elliott Portnoy

82% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

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

4.0

Apr 11, 2019

good for very young employees

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for very young employees, entry level

Cons

long promotion and payrise, you have to wait minimum 3 years to get any changes in your carreer not depending on your experience

4.0

Mar 20, 2019

Great people and nice work environment for a large law firm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues; real efforts are made to keep morale up in the office; reasonable work-life balance for a large law firm; efforts toward innovation

Cons

Sometimes disorganized as a result of large structure and rapid growth; lots of change that is often unpredictable

4.0

Feb 27, 2019

Paralegal

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training on offer is second to none. A chance to learn from some of the brightest (and friendliest) minds in the profession. The role offers exposure to household name clients.

Cons

Great location but workspaces and tech needs improvement.

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