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))

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Simmons & Simmons reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(208 total reviews)

Jeremy Hoyland

90% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

208 reviews

5.0

Feb 20, 2017

Manager, Finance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance and supportive, friendly environment. Interesting work available if you show initiative and enthusiasm. Opportunities to work across teams and with a variety of different people.

Cons

Few opportunities for internal promotion leading to fairly high staff turnover. Minimal communication within business support teams around strategy and short-to-medium term goals.

3.0

Jan 31, 2017

Junior Associate - Jeddah Office

Junior associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great office environment, direct contact with clients, plenty of opportunity to get involved with interesting work

Cons

very unorganized, no clear structure, poor pay, limited corporate development strategy,

4.0

Dec 11, 2016

Associate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice people, nice environment, strong find practice

Cons

A bit self contained, cross selling not ideal

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