Amazing Work; too much of it - Associate Quinn Emanuel Employee Review

The internal technology systems are embarrassingly lacking. Support staff is not well-compensated or well-trained. The pressure to constantly hit high billable hours is high. There's a fairly strong divide between the people you substantively work with and the business / HR side. The business side will repeatedly say "this is not a cuddly law firm." They're too focused on short-term billable targets and are willing to stealth lay-off associates if business is slow -- which means as soon as business picks up everyone left is dying. It's very difficult to take a vacation.