Great team poor management - Legal Assistant Dentons Employee Review

2.0
10 Aug 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Worked with a great team, everyone offers assistance when they have the capacity to. Lots of communication from the team. Salary is great.

Cons

Unfortunately management only cares about the lawyers and support staff are disposable as the lawyer “makes the big bucks”. If you aren’t placed with a lawyer that has a great personality you are screwed and left to be disrespected and shot down each and every work day and then ultimately wrongfully dismissed from your role. It is also expected (by some not all) that you work outside of your work hours without approved overtime, if your lawyer keeps you busy. They don’t celebrate support staff which I was quite disappointed coming from a smaller firm before starting at Dentons. During the holidays we received a $150 gift card with no bonus (for such a huge corporation this is a huge let down).

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5.0
3 Mar 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Everybody there cared about working together, no ambushing, The pay was great, hours and workload manageable, I loved this firm and would go back in a heartbeat! Shout out to IT and the Assistants - their cooperation is on the next level of the "united means success" the firm enjoys.

Cons

I didn't experience or hear about any in my 5 months there, and I was on-site 4-5 days a week. I only left because I needed to care for my Covid-stricken only child.

4.0
25 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people to work with.

Cons

Too much work and too little salary.

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