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
1.0
Sep 20, 2020

Unethical Bullying Culture

Recommend
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Pros

The only pro is the central location of the firm

Cons

The partners and legal staff in my team were dishonest, unethical bullies. I was often ridiculed, berated and lectured in corridors, within hearing distance of other lawyers and staff. Favoritism and cronyism reigned supreme. An atmosphere of bullying, discrimination and thinly-disguised racism were rife, both against staff and non-Canadian clients. The HR team were totally incompetent and poorly trained, which explained the high turnover of staff, even within the HR department. I have worked at several law firms, but have never observed such utter contempt from lawyers displayed towards non-lawyers and administrative staff. Accepting an offer and staying at this firm for nearly 2 years was the biggest mistake of my life and had considerable impact on my physical and mental well-being. I considered reporting the partners and paralegals who "managed" me to the Law Society, but was concerned about my future career prospects.

1.0
Mar 10, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Staff discounts, close to train, decent salary and apart of the Westfields Sydney building

Cons

Bullying, overworked until 9pm-3am, toxic environment, team members are made to backstab each other, partners unapproachable, no flexibility or humanity, brutal office politics, no genuine connections or networking, very high turnover rate and no opportunity to further career no matter what.

1.0
Jan 21, 2018

Toxic Environment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Can't think of any at the moment.

Cons

Support staff is overworked, not appreciated or respected.

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