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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Reviews by job title

390 reviews

4.0

May 6, 2014

Quality and efficient IT Team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The IT department was able to support the distributed worldwide organization in a very efficient manner. Projects were properly prioritized, resources carefully assigned and deadlines tightly managed.

Cons

Like many IT shops, including legal, the teams are running lean and current and future skill development may suffer.

5.0

May 5, 2014

Salary Review

Legal secretary

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous salary, great benefits and fringe benefits. Room for growth.

Cons

some attorneys are not pleasant to work with, but you must have thick skin working in this field.

2.0

Apr 7, 2014

A Little Bit of Madness

Non-attorney staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working in the Chicago office at Headquarters was about the best part. For all the faults, at least Chicago "got its way" and had most of the management structure there. As with many other global/large national companies/firms, it seemed like the remote offices (anything outside of Chicago) suffered from a little bit of Red Headed Stepchild-ness.

Cons

Medical insurance was outrageously expensive, which makes sense since it's a partnership and every partner was in reality footing part of the coverage. HR was pretty rough. Had a very negative, borderline abusive conversation with a very senior staff member. Made me all the happier to leave.

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