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 48 reviews)); "It's great culture for big law." ((in 29 reviews)); "good benefits for basic benefits" ((in 25 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and willing to teach" ((in 21 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 23 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)); "end 401k bonus contribution where they provide an amount between 1%" ((in 6 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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Mayer Brown reviews

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

Aug 24, 2021

Not bad

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good compensation and friendly people

Cons

long hours and difficult to take vacations

5.0

Aug 15, 2021

Wonderful team enciroment

Billing analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team is always willing to help. Supervisors will jump in and help with analyst tasks. Secretaries are all super nice

Cons

Workload volume is almost too much to handle. Frequent Urgent requests. Scope of position keeps growing

5.0

Aug 5, 2021

Good and nice ppl

Corporate finance officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice environment, non-competitive and political, helpful colleague, well professional training and well location in central

Cons

More focus on IT security that make work less efficient, work overtime, hard to have life-work balance, supervisor maybe strict

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