Kaye Scholer Reviews
Updated 18 Aug 2020
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Approve of CEO
Michael B. Solow
17 Ratings
Pros
"The space for the New York office is beautiful" (in 4 reviews)
"Great people to work with; work-life balance" (in 3 reviews)
Cons
"When I left, they had just hired a CIO from Dewey, so that may no longer be a problem" (in 3 reviews)
Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
Pros
Interesting work and good people
Cons
relatively long periods of inactivity
"Legal Secretary"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Kaye Scholer full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Management, Attorneys, Co-workers - a cast of the best! You couldn't ask for a better working environment.
Cons
None that comes to mind
Continue readingPros
I was involved in finance and got wonderful experience and exposure to the financial workings within the law industry. I also had a very good CFO for the last two years there.
Cons
The highest up individuals kept a blind eye to what was inevitable for personal gain, they also hired an inept COO that did not assist in sound financial responsibility and managed down awfully.
Continue readingPros
Good pay, but not market leading
Cons
Poor management and no transparency
Pros
Good people and valuable experience
Cons
Superiors not very inclusive or communicative
Pros
KS had a good vibe and firm culture
Cons
Paralegal department needs better managers
"Kaye Scholer as I remember it"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Kaye Scholer full-time
Pros
The space for the New York office is beautiful.
Cons
The culture needs work. There were not a lot of social events for attorneys and staff together. Attorneys have wine Fridays in the beautiful NY cafe. The staff is not allowed to participate. Many attorneys kept their doors closed which is not very inviting.
Continue readingPros
Great client base and opportunity to learn.
Cons
Lack of communication and not inclusive if you are not working directly with a deal team.
Continue readingPros
great food and awesome people!
Cons
boss was a micromanager- needed to chill.
"Great Law Firm"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at Kaye Scholer full-time for more than a year
Pros
Collegiate environment, bright attorneys, and interesting cases
Cons
Firm appears to be having financial problems given the merger with Arnold & Porter
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