Pros
If you were loyal to your immediate supervisors/partners in your section whom you support and did your job well for them, they treated you with the same respect always in return.
Cons
Akin Gump's raises and bonuses did not compensate per individual in accordance to each individual's own merit. Each office is given an amount to be divided among you and your co-workers on your same level. If you go above and beyond performing your job tirelessly and work 60hrs a week (when you are only required to work 37.5hrs a week) and your co-worker sitting next to you only works their core hours 37.5 a week, management gives you both the exact same amount which is unfair, unprofessional, and does not give the "above and beyond" employee incentive to want to strive to always improve their skills to be more efficient for their team (which, in turn, promotes profits and efficiency for the firm as a whole), or be on-call for their team whenever needed outside of their core working hours which is sometimes necessary depending on the partners you support. The "above and beyond" employees need to be compensated more than the "regular" employee solely for their own employee performance and merit, not looped in as a whole "blanket raise or bonus" along with their other colleagues on their same level. Management (Human Resources) has favorites. If you cross their favorites, you will be on their "blackball" list. If you and another employee get reprimanded for doing the exact same thing, and you are one of management's "favorites" they turn the other cheek or may receive a warning (slap on the wrist) and not do anything to that employee, but if you are the employee that is not one of their "favorites" then you will be reprimanded, not given a warning (when their "favorites" do) and will be terminated on the spot, without questioning you about your actions, or allowing you to defend yourself when the allegations are unwarranted and false. You would have to retain an attorney after the fact to fight congress "Human Resources" on your behalf. You have to always walk on eggshells with management and be under their radar even when you aren't doing anything wrong, you are under constant micromanagement (microscope). Not a pleasant work environment and sometimes a hostile work environment. I would never work for this company again and would advise no one else to either.