Pros
I can't think of any other than paid parking.
Cons
The vast majority of the reviews posted on this site are entirely accurate. The few which defend the firm are false and were obviously written by management in an attempt to mitigate the firm's terrible standing in the Houston legal community. However, anyone who has ever worked here or knows someone who worked here knows the truth. I would say the firm had a "sweat shop" mentality but this term is too kind and it was more like a "bully shop." No amount of billable hours is ever enough and associates are pressured to work every weekend and even on holidays. Virtually every Friday afternoon before a three day weekend, an email would be circulated advising that the office would be open. One partner (who will remain nameless but we all know who it is and is more than likely one of the people who wrote the fabricated positive reviews) berated an associate for going to physical therapy after he tore a ligament in his knee and questioned whether or not the injury was real. A few hours of billable time meant more to him that the associate's health and wellbeing. While there is nothing wrong with requiring hard work, the compensation rate does not match the billable hour requirements and this firm pays significantly less than other similarly sized firms in Houston, Management actually prides themselves on paying less than their competitors. Unprofessional is not a strong enough word to describe this firm and its culture. Partners constantly berated associates and made fun of them. Jokes were made by partners about the ethnicities, appearances, and weight of various associates. One infamous partner stated that the floors stopped creaking after an overweight associate left the firm and others degraded an overweight individual for eating a salad during a lunch interview. Profanity laced tirades from partners and crude jokes are also common. I took a job here because I was out of work at the time and needed money to cover bills. What a mistake. Don't ever take a job here regardless of your financial situation. It would be much better to wait several weeks for the next job offer than to expose yourself to the horrific environment offered by Brown Sims.