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Pros
"Friendly firm with great people at all levels" (in 15 reviews)
"Great people, sophisticated work, decent by big law firm standards (in the USA)" (in 13 reviews)
Cons
"Long hours but to be expected at any big ticket City firm" (in 45 reviews)
"typical work life balance problem" (in 21 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
"Good company to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time
Pros
Fair company pay and benefits.
Cons
Management structured Work allocation support Lack of information sharing
"Overall great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great benefits, investment into personal development and good salary.
Cons
Long hours, time pressure and a few inconsiderate colleagues.
Pros
World class clients in Belfast
Cons
Can't think of any at the moment.
Continue reading"all was good"
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
very good firm and fewer people
Cons
nice but not of my tyoe
"Great company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time
Pros
Salary, Benefits, Culture and Values
Cons
Working hours, stress levels, deadlines
Thank you for the five stars! We are thrilled to have been a part of your career journey.
"Global firm"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Allen & Overy full-time
Pros
Global firm working closely with colleagues in Europe
Cons
Failure to address problematic partners
"Treadmill."
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Allen & Overy full-time for less than a year
Pros
Big name big ticket work
Cons
magic circle rigidity, not as collegiate as they claim
Continue readingPros
Well paid job for starting out
Cons
Hard work to begin with.
Allen & Overy Response
January 18, 2021 –
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review - five stars! We are happy to hear you are enjoying your time with us.
"Finance"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good life work balance overall
Cons
Mess. Lots of processes need to be fixed.
"Not much progression"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
good benefits (especially the mat and pat leave), great people
Cons
not much progression, poor management
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