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) , 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 85 reviews)); "They promote from within and colleagues are very friendly" ((in 60 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great team with very intelligent people" ((in 41 reviews)); "Good work life balance compared to pay" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Poor management, brand and lack of ambition" ((in 45 reviews)); "Long hours and can feel pressured to bill" ((in 35 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 17 reviews)); "excessive workload, long hours, burnout" ((in 11 reviews)); "Sudden firings and bad communication could be frustrating." ((in 8 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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1.0

Sep 29, 2021

Nasty, no flexibility

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices and a few lovely people

Cons

Really inflexible, non trusting, super corporate and generally nasty management. Avoid!

2.0

Jun 1, 2019

Not what I excepted from a Global Firm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, good location, ok office

Cons

Staff is not respected, there is absolutely no room for growth, management does not know what they are doing. main concern of people in charge is that the firm is the biggest in world. Pay is way below market.

1.0

May 3, 2019

Talks the talk but does not walk it

Lawyer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learnt some good skills and got exposure to some great client and work. Good to have on your resume as a global firm.

Cons

The people...typical hierarchical structure. Juniors are treated (and therefore act like) children. Micromanaged. Expected to work 12hrs a day to make billables (6hrs) due to write offs from more senior staff. Bullies galore. Supposedly flexible but in reality not even close. Don’t get me started on their diversity policy. Just for social media purposes.

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