Dentons reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(963 total reviews)
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Elliott Portnoy

82% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Dentons has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 963 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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963 reviews
2.0
Dec 10, 2015

Legacy McKenna vs. Dentons

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The pros is that I am still employed (at least for today). But you never know with firms that are constantly gobbling up other companies. Just glad that I still have a job!

Cons

Management informed employees that Legacy McKenna and Dentons was a “merger.” But, quite frankly, it feels more like an “acquisition.” Legacy McKenna has completely taken on every aspect of the Dentons’ culture. In practice, however, actual mergers of equals don't happen very often. Usually, one company will buy another and, as part of the deal's terms, simply allow the acquired firm to proclaim that the action is a merger of equals, even if it's technically an acquisition. Case and point for “Legacy McKenna.” Many employees have “jumped ship” and many more will continue to leave in the coming months as they are not happy with the new culture and “Greedy Dentons.” The remaining employees who have been working at Legacy McKenna for 10-30 years are terrified as to the thought of looking for another job and are merely walking around feeling uneasy and uncertain for fear of more layoffs.

2.0
Nov 29, 2015

Growing too fast

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Gives you name brand recognition in the legal market and the world.

Cons

Growing too fast to allow the staff to get their feet underneath them. Cost is high turnover ratio or basically burning through employees.

5.0
Nov 23, 2015

Attorney

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Rapidly growing firm with tremendous opportunity to cross-market.

Cons

The firm's rapid growth may not be interesting for individuals with a preference for a smaller legal footprint.

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