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 48 reviews)); "It's great culture for big law." ((in 28 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and willing to teach" ((in 20 reviews)); "The benefits were great." ((in 14 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 25 reviews)); "Poor management/ Staff are all lazy/ No progression" ((in 20 reviews)); "Support staff barely registers to any of the attorneys until something goes wrong." ((in 7 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)); "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))

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

May 16, 2009

Good place to work, but don't expect opportunities for advancement.

Systems administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are willing to expend resources to achieve their goals. Also a fairly sophisticated operation in terms of systems and business practices.

Cons

Many decision makers have been promoted well beyond their ability to be competent and have effectively retired in place. Departmental silos promote waste and inhibit opportunities for adding value for the customer. The US and UK IT operations have never fully merged. No one with the correct skill set is looking at the environment for added value or for re-working with more efficient technology, some systems are highly bloated.

2.0

Nov 24, 2008

Too many supervisors not supervising.

Paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The starting pay for legal secretaries is very competitive, depending of course on experience. They offer some benefits that small firms cannot afford to offer.

Cons

As far as staff are concerned, there are way too many people that are used to doing things the way they were done 20 years ago. The attorneys are allowed to waste support staff's time on unnecessary assignments, just to seem busy. Many of the secretaries are unproductive. The attorneys who whine and moan the most get the best treatment. The supervisors are too busy being catty and gossiping to do something about the unproductive staff.

4.0

Jun 11, 2008

GREAT COMPENSATION, AVERAGE MANAGEMENT

Applications specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefits are above average.

Cons

The management could use more professionalism and education.

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