Pros
The work was interesting for a while and had mostly good colleagues. Pay and benefits were okay, except for the most recent health insurance. Yearly bonus based on hours billed and “discretionary” bonus that was made up based on if the shareholders liked you and whether your group made money for the firm.
Cons
A lot of work comes from the energy industry so they staff up and down based on the boom/bust cycle of commodity prices. When they started getting squeezed by clients they made bad decisions and put out subpar work. Shareholders bad at bidding work or bad at communicating what the client was getting for the specified price. Unrealistic expectations. No loyalty - let go many good attorneys, including some shareholders, due to bungling of staffing/workflow and bidding. They were not honest about incoming work in an attempt to keep attorneys from leaving, only to fire them after them shortly thereafter. Firm management is elitist and looks down upon groups/attorneys that are not doing their preferred work.