A Career-Ending Pit-Stop to Law Hell - Associate Baker McKenzie Employee Review

2.0
May 1, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Baker has great benefits, conference rooms overlooking the White House, and senior-level partners in tax, immigration and corporate that have many amazing policy and government contacts and sterling reputations.

Cons

As with most Big Law Firms, billable hours are highly encouraged to be over 2,600 hours at D.C. (not N.Y.C. or Chicago) pay. Expect to put in a lot more work than that if you want to last, although your opportunities for professional growth will be nonexistent.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Great firm. Highly recommend it to anyone

Cons

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4.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

Excellent culture of friendship, collaboration, and interesting projects to work on

Cons

Significant workload, often stretched thin due to understaffing. Slow to hire additional team members.

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