Does Mayer Brown pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mayer Brown employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mayer Brown. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mayer Brown?

55% of Mayer Brown employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mayer Brown 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Mayer Brown?

Associate (58) , Paralegal (36) , Legal Secretary (15) , Intern (11) , Litigation Paralegal (11) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Partner (8) , Summer Intern (8) , Trainee Solicitor (8) , Internship (7) , Senior Associate (7) , Stagiaire (7) , Summer Associate (6) , Associate Attorney (4) , Avocat (3)

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

"People are nice and supportive." ((in 46 reviews)); "It's great culture for big law." ((in 26 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and willing to teach" ((in 25 reviews)); "good benefits for basic benefits" ((in 23 reviews)); "good pay sometimes no need to work late" ((in 13 reviews))

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

"long hours and difficult to take vacations" ((in 22 reviews)); "Poor management/ Staff are all lazy/ No progression" ((in 19 reviews)); "Support staff barely registers to any of the attorneys until something goes wrong." ((in 7 reviews)); "If you are not firm leadership, a partner, an attorney, an associate, or a secretary, you will be abused as an employee without any regard for employee rights." ((in 4 reviews)); "Deadline driven to the extent that work/life balance may suffer at times, managers are always on" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Mayer Brown layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Mayer Brown layoffs and their outlook for job security at Mayer Brown in 2026.

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3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(390 total reviews)

Jon Van Gorp

65% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

Mayer Brown has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 390 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Mayer Brown 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

390 reviews

1.0

Jan 22, 2017

No long-term prospects at Mayer Brown

Counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

none, this was an awful place to work

Cons

management was comprised of blamers who never admitted their own short-sightedness was to blame for failure to grow business

5.0

Jan 11, 2017

Know what to expect

Partner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting projects; very smart people, most of which are fair and willing to share credit; high velocity start to a career

Cons

Long hours (that's why the pay is so high); like all law firms, there are some partners who are jerks. In my experience, they are a small minority.

4.0

Jan 9, 2017

Associate

Associate attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Collegiality; smaller office size leads to more responsibility early on; not many slavedrivers; interesting work; friendly partners who care about mentorship

Cons

Few female or diverse partners; Not much transparency in promotion;

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