Avoid at all costs - Fee Earner Simpson Millar Employee Review

No progression for fee earners, despite SMT always saying how good the firm is in this regard. They do not see the talent that they have in front of them… well, until it is too late when they make you feel bad about handing your notice in and manipulate you to stay but offer you nothing in return. However, they will give out managerial roles Willy-nilly to whomever, despite the lack of experience. Terrible pay. Basically working for nothing. Putting so much time and effort into the role and not being correctly rewarded. You will get an annual 2% pay rise with the rest of the firm but won’t be allowed a pay rise, despite consistently exceeding billing targets. Pay was also never revised to reflect the cost of living crisis. Numerous times not being paid on time. Blaming the bank for the ‘error’, one time is an error…not multiple times. It seems they do not hold enough money to pay their employees. Changing the pay day half way through the year without sufficient notice, leaving everyone to change all their direct debits at the last minute. Bonus structure is not fit for purpose. They come up with any excuse not to pay what you deserve. Lack of benefits. The only ‘benefit’ is the pension scheme. How many operations managers does one department need?! No clear line of management as there is constantly emails from different managers. Managers will pretend to like you to your face then talk badly about you in team leaders meetings. Death by spreadsheet. They will ask you first thing in the morning to complete updates on 100+ cases and expect the response by noon that day.