Does Quinn Emanuel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Quinn Emanuel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Quinn Emanuel. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Quinn Emanuel?

72% of Quinn Emanuel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Quinn Emanuel 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Quinn Emanuel?

Associate (38) , Legal Secretary (23) , Paralegal (14) , Litigation Paralegal (12) , Legal Assistant (11) , Associate Attorney (9) , Attorney (7) , Intern (7) , Secretary (4) , Legal Assistant/Paralegal (3) , Receptionist (3) , Assistant (2) , Collections Specialist (2) , Contract Attorney (2) , IT Support Specialist (2)

What are the pros of working at Quinn Emanuel according to real employee reviews?

"Good people and substantive assignments." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "Staff is friendly" ((in 10 reviews)); "Cool bonuses." ((in 5 reviews)); "Smart colleagues, early opportunities to take on responsibilities and be exposed to growth experiences" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Quinn Emanuel according to real employee reviews?

"legal secretary pay was low" ((in 15 reviews)); "Long hours and very much routine work" ((in 15 reviews)); "bad support staff, no benefits" ((in 11 reviews)); "No management or human resource department in the SF office." ((in 11 reviews)); "Salaries are a bit low compared to other large law firms but much lower hours requirement and not having to be on call 24/7 make up for it." ((in 9 reviews))

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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(244 total reviews)

John B. Quinn

85% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

Quinn Emanuel has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 244 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Quinn Emanuel 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

244 reviews

5.0

Jun 30, 2025

Solid work, definitely a grind

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting cases, and handful of amazing partners to learn from

Cons

Avoid certain partners if you can

2.0

May 29, 2025

Abusive workplace; prospective associates beware

Associate attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Quinn follows the Cravath/Milbank scale.

Cons

You have to bill 2100 hours, plus 20 marketing hours, to receive the standard market bonus. Also, there are abusive partners here whose misconduct has repeatedly been brought to the attention of management to no effect.

4.0

May 28, 2025

A good firm to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed attomsphere to work in.

Cons

Few number of PTO days

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