Freshfields Associate reviews

3.3

66% would recommend to a friend

(81 total reviews)

Edward Braham and Stephan Eilers

2% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

Associate employees have rated Freshfields with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Freshfields is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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81 reviews
5.0
Jan 26, 2025

High-quality firm

Recommend
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Pros

It's the Cravath of the UK: very sophisticated and sharp colleagues and clients. Very polite place, and much more civilized than other large law firms in NYC. Note: My last year there was 2003, but I couldn't list that above.

Cons

Hours could be long but that's how large law firms are.

3.0
Jan 21, 2025

Corporate law firm

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

lots of exposure on high-profile deals

Cons

Working hours are long, especially for capital market deals.

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