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 supportive." ((in 50 reviews)); "It's great culture for big law." ((in 26 reviews)); "nice and friendly colleagues who are always ready to help" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good benefits and supporting departments" ((in 20 reviews)); "good pay sometimes no need to work late" ((in 12 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 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)); "Deadline driven to the extent that work/life balance may suffer at times, managers are always on" ((in 2 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

Aug 30, 2014

Very good people and culture, slow career progress

Anonymous employee

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Business Outlook

Pros

Having left Mayer Brown, I now realise how good people there were - really responsive and genuinely keen to do a good job. The culture is very cooperative and collegiate and there is no strict hierarchy. Low stress environment and good work life balance compared to other City law firms.

Cons

Career progress for non-lawyers is quite slow and could be demotivating. No clear career track is in place.

2.0

Jun 20, 2014

Good law suffers under terrible management

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mayer Brown has a history of very good lawyers providing excellent service to its clients. There is opportunity to learn best practices from accomplished partners.

Cons

The historic heartlessness and disorganization of the corporate culture threatens its standing as a provider of excellent legal services. Recent mass exodus of excellent practitioners is evidence. Associates are miserable and there is little cohesion amongst the U.S. offices. An "every man person for his/herself" culture pervades -- and ruins any scant collegiality. Professionals in administrative and support departments are treated as second (or third) class citizens, which further degrades the collegiality.

5.0

May 5, 2014

Salary Review

Legal secretary

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous salary, great benefits and fringe benefits. Room for growth.

Cons

some attorneys are not pleasant to work with, but you must have thick skin working in this field.

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