Does Simmons & Simmons pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Simmons & Simmons employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Simmons & Simmons. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Simmons & Simmons?

56% of Simmons & Simmons employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Simmons & Simmons 3.2 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 Simmons & Simmons?

Associate (27) , Paralegal (14) , Intern (9) , Business Services (7) , Lawyer (7) , Legal Secretary (7) , Solicitor (7) , Stagiaire (7) , Internship (6) , Trainee Solicitor (6) , Avocat (5) , Trainee Lawyer (5) , Business Development Executive (4) , Litigation Paralegal (4) , Project Manager (4)

What are the pros of working at Simmons & Simmons according to real employee reviews?

"People are nice and reasonable" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great culture!" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great work and team to work for" ((in 11 reviews)); "Colleagues were nice and friendly" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good pay (but low bonus)" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Simmons & Simmons according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and overworked on a regular basis" ((in 15 reviews)); "Low salary" ((in 10 reviews)); "No bonus." ((in 4 reviews)); "Poor onboarding and insufficient communication from the line manager;" ((in 4 reviews)); "No real career progression, no real culture, no autonomy, need better training programmes" ((in 3 reviews))

Simmons & Simmons reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)

Jeremy Hoyland

90% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Simmons & Simmons has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 208 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Simmons & Simmons 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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208 reviews

2.0

May 24, 2017

Trouble on the horizon?

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good IT infrastructure, some good to very good practice areas

Cons

Shrinking international network, laughable claims to be "one of the world's 20 leading law firms by 2020"

3.0

Apr 8, 2017

Good but not enough international and client secondments

Trainee solicitor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work exposure at trainee level which is particularly good if in one of the main departments e.g. Finance or tax

Cons

Not enough international or client secondments which is a shame given you're advertised that there are lots of these opportunities

4.0

Mar 6, 2017

After a few years

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very friendly and personable individuals.

Cons

Caught in-between the magic circle thoroughbreds and the cheaper international firms.

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