Wiley Rein Reviews

3.9

78% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Peter Shields

96% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

Wiley Rein has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wiley Rein employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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93 reviews
2.0
27 Jul 2019
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Pros

The overall firm is great - fun events, free breakfast pastries on Wednesday mornings, catered meals on occasion, awesome mail and copy room staff to interface with, a lot of bright minds in one place

Cons

It's an absolute madhouse in the worst way in the international trade practice - a testament to that is that they lose at least one project assistant or legal assistant every month and a half. Some legal support like myself quit for new roles but many quit without a backup because the role and expectations are that unsustainable and management is so aggressive and demeaning to staff. The hours are long and often include weekends, training is sporadic and inconsistent, and immediate supervisors have no management experience and treat staff like children. They do not let you explore other practices there after this one, and management chastises legal support for using late-work perks like a meal comp even though it is firm policy. The pay is nowhere near commensurate with the strain, future-lawyer or not. Stay away at all costs.

1.0
23 Dec 2013

Marketing Department: No professional development or advancement

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits, great bonding experience for those in the marketing department who somehow survived the extremely negative working environment.

Cons

It's not a matter of "high standards" when there is an extremely high rate of turnover (A managerial position that opened up 1.5 years ago? two people have already come and gone for that position; The marketing assistant position? they are on the 3rd person this year). There is a long list of former employees who can attest to the fact that all of the negative reviews of the marketing department are incredibly accurate. All requests to expand your position more in accordance with your already developed skill set will be ignored. The micromanagement is extremely frustrating, making one feel like one's work was not one's own; there's no autonomy to the point where you must get emails approved before you have direct contact with attorneys. Due to the "leadership" structure, your requests to work on projects that match your skill set will result in the reassignments of the projects without even a word on whether you had time to work on it. You will be silently bullied into believing that you are not allowed to take time off, forget about having an appointment at lunch without having anxious fears of negative repercussions, and there's some tacit department rule that says you (illegally, mind you) can't bill overtime between 5:30-6pm.

2.0
3 Aug 2017

Staff

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Firm reputation. Breakfast served once per week.

Cons

Management has inability to see its own flaws. Little respect for support staff in all areas. Disregard for policies and procedures.

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