Allen & Overy Reviews
Updated 15 Jan 2020
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Wim Dejonghe
15 Ratings
Pros
"Colleagues, quality of work, reputation, training, facilities" (in 10 reviews)
"Very nice working environment and facilities" (in 9 reviews)
Cons
"It can be very long hours for a junior lawyer" (in 36 reviews)
"Poor work/life balance; client expectation that you are available 24/7" (in 16 reviews)
- Featured Review
"Wonderful culture"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy part-time for less than a year
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The people & culture from my experience so far (4 weeks in!) is absolutely amazing - everyone from my direct team, the trainers, other employees I have met so far have been so welcoming and friendly and helpful. Their approach to flexible working is a breathe of fresh air
Cons
nothing so far to comment on as 4 weeks in and my experiences so far have been positive!
Allen & Overy2019-03-04 "Amazing facilities"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time
Pros
Amazing facilities and work life balance. Great food and drink.
Cons
None. It really was a great experience.
Allen & Overy2019-11-05"Nice place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Very nice working environment and facilities.
Cons
Hours are too long. Working to late in the evening.
Advice to Management
Close earlier!
Allen & Overy2019-10-24"Social Media Assistant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for less than a year
Pros
Colleagues, Office, Catering, Comfortable, Flexible
Cons
Corporate culture, fast pace, deadlines
Allen & Overy2019-10-09"Good firm"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Good benefits , gym, paid overtime and friendly and approachable work colleagues.
Cons
Pay is not in line with the competitive firms. They discriminate paying between departments. Common knowledge amongst the PAs. Flexibility is also an issue.
Advice to Management
They need to be fair across the board. Listen to the PAs. Show integrity, be approachable and have an open door policy.
Allen & Overy2019-10-15"Disappointing place to work"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
The people employed are great.
Cons
Senior Managers and Heads in SSC are poor role models and disappointing to work with. Little care is given for their employees.
Advice to Management
Review those in Management positions and provide training on how to manage/lead people. HR team is biased and lack of concern for employee welfare. Externally Allen & Overy has a great profile but this is not replicated in Belfast.
Allen & Overy2019-11-06"Great place to work at"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for less than a year
Pros
great office, great canteen, great coffee, great gym, supper friendly people, great resources, high quality work, best people to learn from
Cons
long hours sometimes which you would expect, sometimes due to the structure of the office you can be quite isolated from other members of the team. Otherwise nothing bad to say. Oh and they don't have smashed avocado as an option for breakfast- boooo.
Allen & Overy2019-09-19"On balance it’s good"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy part-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Colleagues, quality of work, reputation, training, facilities
Cons
Work life balance. Insufficient recognition
Allen & Overy2019-09-13- Helpful (2)
"Unfriendly, treated like a number, left pretty quickly..."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookI worked at Allen & Overy full-time for less than a year
Pros
in-house gym, in-house doctor, in-house dentist, good restaurant
Cons
Full of cliques and poorly placed senior secretaries that rule with force; grown women treated like children; lonely; unfriendly; feel that the only reason they have so much in-house gym etc. is because they never want you to leave the premises.
Advice to Management
Length of service at A&O should not deem you more senior as a secretary. The right training being given to completely the wrong people. Bullying is rife.
Allen & Overy2019-08-27 "A very supportive environment on a personal and professional level."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI have been working at Allen & Overy full-time for more than 5 years
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Great culture that enables employees to get involved in an number of activities outside of their work. Excellent benefits and facilities such as Dr, Dentist and on-site Gym and Beautician. Great colleagues
Cons
Major squeeze on support staff headcount that is impacting on workloads and moral. Can be very hieratical with Partners overruling management decisions despite the firm wide approach to policies and practices.
Allen & Overy2019-07-18
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