Does Mayer Brown pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Mayer Brown employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Mayer Brown. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Mayer Brown?

68% of Mayer Brown employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Mayer Brown 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 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 professional." ((in 49 reviews)); "It's great culture for big law." ((in 26 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and willing to teach" ((in 24 reviews)); "good benefits for basic benefits" ((in 22 reviews)); "Decent salary." ((in 15 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 18 reviews)); "Support staff barely registers to any of the attorneys until something goes wrong." ((in 7 reviews)); "end 401k bonus contribution where they provide an amount between 1%" ((in 4 reviews)); "Support staff is treated like the red hair step child; the medical insurance is very high; there is no one who will do anything to change things whether you're an attorney or staff." ((in 4 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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3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(390 total reviews)

Jon Van Gorp

83% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Mayer Brown has an employee rating of 3.6 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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390 reviews

4.0

Nov 10, 2014

Mayer Brown

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Use to be able to make great money and plenty of computer training

Cons

Outdated management. Most of the managers are without degrees and seem to be friends. The attorneys were pretty aggressive and the secretarial management always stood up for the attorneys behavior no matter how unprofessional it was. The firm seemed to also have a problem with diversity among its support staff. The minority secretaries were always being called in for something unfairly. There were too many secretarial supervisors to answer to.

4.0

Oct 30, 2014

Excellent work - one of the best international firms in London.

Trainee solicitor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Salary, good culture, excellent training, opportunities to go abroad, excellent standard of work.

Cons

Sometimes bureaucratic. Long hours for junior staff.

4.0

Oct 8, 2014

Overall experience has been very positive.

Service desk technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with and learn from. Office culture is very professional and progressive. Great work\life balance and understanding for employees that have situations come up and need personal time or to work out scheduling issues.

Cons

Needs to offer up options for continued learning and personal growth. Not much room for advancement. Raises and bonuses are minimal for non-exempt employees. Current IT situation seems to be very scattered.

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