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 professional." ((in 49 reviews)); "It's great culture for big law." ((in 29 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and willing to teach" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits and supporting departments" ((in 16 reviews)); "good pay sometimes no need to work late" ((in 14 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 20 reviews)); "Support staff barely registers to any of the attorneys until something goes wrong." ((in 7 reviews)); "no training contract offered to paralegal" ((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))

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

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.

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.

3.0

Dec 21, 2009

Good luck advancing

Help desk specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse workforce, decent technology, great reputation and good foot in the door. Great place to learn about legal industry. Good pay.

Cons

Impossible to advance. Promotions aren't given out. Bonus structure and benefits are not good. CIO is incompetent and only goal is to cut worksforce budget.

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