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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Mayer Brown reviews

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

Sep 21, 2013

Great Law Firm

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Group of highly trained individuals Abounding with seasoned veterans in practically all departments

Cons

Almost non-existent vertical growth that can cause much stagnation among the ranks

2.0

Aug 29, 2013

Corporate, heartless, ax wielding, poor morale and mistrust exists

Paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

employment is employment, benefits are average

Cons

Personnel is distant, secretive, robot-like. Attorneys are generally great to work with. Personell forces evaluating attorneys to downgrade yearly evaluations, undercutting fairness to employees, thus impacting employee morale. I've seen and experienced this time and time again.

4.0

Jun 7, 2013

Paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a sweatshop, OT compensation, great salary with satisfactory raises, nice environment to work in.

Cons

Company has been downsizing since 2002 with numerous RIFs and stealth layoffs. The staff is constantly looking over its shoulder waiting for the ax to fall. The ax has been very active since 2007. As a paralegal, there was never enough work to keep up the billables.

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Jobs at Mayer Brown

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