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 (39) , Senior Associate (33) , Lawyer (27) , Attorney (19) , Internship (19) , Legal Secretary (19) , 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 84 reviews)); "They promote from within and colleagues are very friendly" ((in 59 reviews)); "Try to promote a good culture" ((in 51 reviews)); "Good work life balance compared to pay" ((in 43 reviews)); "Great team with very intelligent people" ((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 47 reviews)); "Long hours and at times demanding" ((in 41 reviews)); "Low salary and micro managing" ((in 32 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 15 reviews)); "excessive workload, long hours, burnout" ((in 11 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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4.0

Nov 21, 2017

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Business Outlook

Pros

Innovative, fast-paced and lots of opportunities for new positions/responsibilities in a growing, global firm

Cons

Firm is in a constant state of change. While that means we accomplish a lot that also means the firm asks a lot of its team members.

2.0

Oct 1, 2017

Rapid Changes

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Initially very friendly environment, unusually friendly fee earners

Cons

Very poorly handled redundancies, uncertain atmosphere and distrust of management

5.0

Sep 15, 2017

Friendly and welcoming

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is the most welcoming large law firm I have worked at! Everyone in the Firm took time out to introduce themselves and welcome me. Any issues I encounter are taken seriously and steps immediately taken to remedy the situation.

Cons

Sometimes technical issues take a long time to resolve.

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