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Approve of CEO
Wim Dejonghe
18 Ratings
Pros
"Colleagues, quality of work, reputation, training, facilities" (in 10 reviews)
"Friendly firm with great people at all levels" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"If you want to succeed, be prepared to work long hours" (in 39 reviews)
"typical work life balance problem" (in 18 reviews)
- Featured ReviewHelpful (3)
"Support staff"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- 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
A lot to learn and possibility to grow within the team. And a big plus: everything is taken care of, from a very good lunch and barista to print department. If you want to deliver 5 star service and work with ambitious people, this is where you want to be.
Cons
I don't really have anything to complain about..
Thank you for the five stars! It means so much coming from someone with 8-10 years experience with us. We pride ourselves in giving our people the opportunity to grow and learn, and happy to hear your experience with this first hand.
"Great company"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Really good benefits and pay
Cons
Some times long hours but worth it
"Collaborative team culture"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
A cohesive high performing business development team
Cons
If you want to succeed, be prepared to work long hours
"Nice place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- 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
A lot of effort goes into making a positive environment for staff. Many opportunities for socialising, charity work and expanding legal knowledge.
Cons
Not enough direction given on management and who to report to for different issues.
Continue reading"Great firm; hard work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Great people; great training; big deals
Cons
Path to partnership increasingly difficult
"Good company to work for, monotonous work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time
Pros
A great company to work for with a decent salary and lots of perks and benefits. A friendly and relaxed office environment with room for career progression. Provides a great opportunity to get experience working across a number of practice groups and projects.
Cons
The actual work is very boring and monotonous and doesn't require a great amount of skill. Work is very sporadic and hard to predict.
Allen & Overy Response
May 25, 2020 –
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We strive to give everyone valuable experience and room career progression - and are delighted to see you note these in your review. We are also happy to hear you enjoy the office environment, and hope to welcome you back soon!
"IT support"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Allen & Overy full-time for less than a year
Pros
Good network and room for growth
Cons
Technology is some what outdated
Allen & Overy Response
May 25, 2020 –
We appreciate you taking the time to post a review, we are happy to have been a part of your career journey.
"Positve experience"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for less than a year
Pros
Great insight into global legal work
Cons
Would be good to get more involved in projects.
"Great firm but culture varies"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time
Pros
Great international firm with lots of resources and training.
Cons
Culture is not great - quite competitive and negative with a great divide amongst FEs and support staff.
"More Style over Substance"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Allen & Overy full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great on site facilities like gym, doctor, nice canteen. Pay is also decent.
Cons
Too much concern from Management over irrelevant things like staff coming back 3 minutes late from lunch when you've got awful conduct and bullying going on, on the front desk. Management seem incapable and more often than not, need guidance from those working beneath them on how to do their jobs. Self serving attitude among many. Management don't like it when you express an opinion even though they encourage us to speak up in the montly team meetings (What?!)
Continue readingAllen & Overy Response
February 27, 2020 –
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are disappointed to hear that your time with us was not positive. We work hard to create a great employee experience so we take this kind of feedback very seriously. In order to better understand your comments, we would very much like to speak to you and would encourage you to contact Natasha Browne, Head of Human Resources, Business Services.
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