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

3.0

Mar 12, 2024

Good Paralegal pay

Paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is good pay for sure

Cons

No internal process for training contract applications

4.0

Mar 12, 2024

Good pay

Paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is really good

Cons

Office not that nice, no internal process for training contract applications.

4.0

Jan 28, 2024

Some Good People and Interesting Work Opportunities

Litigation paralegal

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

First, the position is what you make of it so you have some opportunity to branch out if you show interest. Second, management really cares about you and you can make good personal relationships with colleagues. Third, the work environment is not overly cut throat so you get prestigious work without it being de-humanziing. And lastly, the firm does some great, meaningful pro bono work.

Cons

The perks for staff (and attorneys even) are not that great since the firm is based out of Chicago. Mentorship is particularly bad for basically anyone that is not a summer associate or first-year. This breeds a lot of bitter feelings that are avoidable.

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