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 (126) , Paralegal (61) , Legal Assistant (40) , Intern (38) , Senior Associate (33) , Lawyer (27) , Attorney (19) , Legal Secretary (19) , Internship (18) , 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 56 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good benefits and firm events" ((in 48 reviews)); "Good work life balance compared to pay" ((in 42 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 45 reviews)); "Long hours and can feel pressured to bill" ((in 35 reviews)); "Low salary at highly competetive market" ((in 30 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 14 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.

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3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(963 total reviews)

Elliott Portnoy

82% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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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 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

5.0

Feb 17, 2026

wow

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great to work here, is very nice

Cons

none, maybe some improvement in ops

5.0

Feb 12, 2026

Vancouver - Labour and Employment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I still have daydreams about my time with Eleni Kassaris’ team. In no particular order, the people, the leadership, the excellence, and the work were all pros. I only left for personal reasons.

Cons

In a large firm the conflict checks took unnecessarily long and general bureaucracy

2.0

Feb 9, 2026

Difficult culture

Senior lawyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote working, good work life balance

Cons

Favouritism, challenging and unavailable management, lack of support, bad team atmosphere

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