Does Freshfields pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Freshfields employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Freshfields. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Freshfields?

68% of Freshfields employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Freshfields 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Freshfields?

Associate (87) , Paralegal (38) , Legal Solutions Specialist (21) , Trainee Solicitor (20) , Intern (17) , Lawyer (16) , Executive Assistant (14) , Business Analyst (11) , Senior Associate (11) , Legal Secretary (9) , Personal Assistant (9) , Transaction Lawyer (9) , Internship (8) , Document Specialist (7) , Documentation Specialist (7)

What are the pros of working at Freshfields according to real employee reviews?

"great people to work with" ((in 77 reviews)); "and good benefits" ((in 56 reviews)); "Great colleagues and culture globally" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great culture and lots of responsibility" ((in 31 reviews)); "The pay is good (I can't comment on what others are paid) as I negotiated when I joined the firm." ((in 30 reviews))

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

"Long hours and expectations of self sufficiency." ((in 70 reviews)); "Poor management and communication Skills" ((in 27 reviews)); "Work life balance / long hours" ((in 25 reviews)); "No career progression for paralegals" ((in 16 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 8 reviews))

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Freshfields

Freshfields reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(642 total reviews)

Edward Braham and Stephan Eilers

50% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Freshfields has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 642 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Freshfields 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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Reviews by job title

642 reviews

5.0

Jun 27, 2018

Freat place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career progession, good management, great work culture.

Cons

General standard office politics that you might imagine.

4.0

Jun 6, 2018

IT Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and benefits package

Cons

Poor treatment of support staff relative to lawyers

3.0

May 16, 2018

Global Centre stretching itself.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

FBD Manchester has a pretty strong culture and the Centre has worked hard to communicate the values to its staff. Social events were well organised with plenty of staff perks. The offices are well equipped and the centre cafeteria is great. There is a strong sense of camaraderie amongst front-line staff. Wages are above market but be expected to work above and beyond for it.

Cons

In order to justify the relocation of certain business services to the new centre it seems certain departments are scrambling to take on work from Global offices. There was a sense that the offices who had work taken from them were not always happy and did not work collaboratively to transfer the work. In addition work was brought through without sufficient resource in the team leading to bigger workloads. From the conversations I had around the business this was the same in IT, HR and the Knowledge Bank. Working long hours may be expected in the legal profession but for lower paid business services it seems unreasonable to have this expectation.

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Jobs at Freshfields

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