Dentons reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(964 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 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
Jan 4, 2016

Nice place to work

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Pros

Friendly staff. Great teamwork. Opportunity to travel around the globe. Leadership was very professional and very approachable. Management was internationally experienced and world renowned.

Cons

The hours could sometimes become oppressive. The IS department used to be based in one location in the midwest, and most of the tier 3 support was based there. They would often work around the clock to provide basic support for techs worldwide without shifts.

2.0
Dec 10, 2015

Legacy McKenna vs. Dentons

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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.

3.0
Oct 2, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Generally, nice people, for a City law firm you're treated like a human and not a drafting machine.

Cons

The firm's management is quite focused on international expansion, global strategy and other big things, which doesn't leave much time or money for smaller things, like salaries being below market or general atmosphere.

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