Worst environment I've ever been in - DLA Canada - Former IT Employee DLA Piper Employee Review

1.0
14 Mar 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Nice office space. Work from home/in-office balance is good.

Cons

Absolutely the worst technical environment I've ever been in. Nothing to recommend it to anyone who values career progression, putting previous year experience into practice or who thinks performing work-related tasks is more important than listening to colleagues talk about their private lives daily. Technology is stuck in the dark ages and are seemingly happy to be so despite the usual talk of wanting to progress. Utter lack of technical ability by anyone in the IT department means you're having to explain what a GUI is to an IT manager. Appalling place to work and cannot recommend this environment to anyone.

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great experience at an elite law firm. Professional colleagues who are collaborative and supportive. Amazing office location and resources. Professional from top to bottom.

Cons

I have no cons at the moment.

3.0
4 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Excellent pay and benefits - Flexibility with the hybrid schedule (depending on your practice group) - Easy to build community with other assistants and paralegals

Cons

- Easy to fall into burnout due to understaffing in assistant/paralegal positions - Be prepared for an unexpectedly higher or lower workload at any point. - D.C. location is particularly strict about the hybrid expectations - A bit disorganized as a whole when it comes to onboarding and training for your particular practice group.

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