186 Legal Secretary Reviews
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"Horrible, Horrible, Horrible"
What do you like about working at Schulte Roth & Zabel?
"Nothing"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Don't interview there."
What don't you like about working at Schulte Roth & Zabel?
"Everything"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"None. They would not listen anyway."
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"Accurate."
What do you like about working at IRS?
"Helping individuals with their tax problems."
What don't you like about working at IRS?
"First real job was just happy to have one after returning from the war."
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"I learned from some of the very best and brightest partners, associates and paralegals the responsibilities of a legal secretary and thrived on making as many accomplishments as possible."
What do you like about working at Levett Rockwood?
"The litigation and corporate partners, the opportunity to work hard and work with the paralegals and associates. I have learned from some of the very best and brightest attorneys. I have a great and understand, as always, for the work they are responsible for. I advanced my civil litigation and corporate experience while working there. I played a very active role because the I assisted the associates and paralegals that reported to the Litigation Partner and kept busy. I learned about e-filing, fax filing, pdfing files then filing them with the court. I did a little bit of everything."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Good luck. Ask questions and get good, direct answers and not you don't have to worry about that because that may come back to haunt you. Focus on everything they tell you during training. You will learn alot from the paralegals, associates and partners. Good luck"
What don't you like about working at Levett Rockwood?
"I wish there was more of a team-player attitude between the secretaries and not so much as a pointing a finger to the one that did something minor wrong. I wish it was a place one could make more business relationships with the secretaries."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Give the new secretary the benefit of the dought. Just because she has not been there as long as the others, give her a change; learn to trust others secretaries."
What do you like about working at Kent Daniels & Associates?
"they used to provide sufficient assignments to pay bills while looking for permanent work"
What don't you like about working at Kent Daniels & Associates?
"not interested in providing growth opportunities"
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"Good."
What do you like about working at Gibson Dunn?
"People"
What don't you like about working at Gibson Dunn?
"Old Equipment"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Get new equipment"
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"Loved working at Orrick. I would still be there if there had been no lay-offs."
What do you like about working at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe?
"Comaraderie with attorneys and staff. Enjoyed working with and encouraged each other day-to-day."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Enjoy the experience."
What don't you like about working at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe?
"Sad that the financial problems lead to lay-offs."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Cut pay and/or hours instead of lay-offs. Would gladly do this if it prevented lay-offs."
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"Excellent company."
What do you like about working at Harley-Davidson?
"The opportunity to try new things"
What don't you like about working at Harley-Davidson?
"Managment was a joke."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Work together and be on the same page."
What do you like about working at Kirkland & Ellis?
"They do allow some flexibility in work schedule and do not make a fuss over time off needed for doctor's appointments and/or personal commitments. Theyhave good training programs and the opportunity to learn more software when your workload can accommodate it."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"You should know your software, especially Word very well. There is not a word processing department, the secretary is the word processor."
What don't you like about working at Kirkland & Ellis?
"There are certain employees who are protected and are not pulling their weight as far as assignments and workload. Management definitely has their favorites."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Appreciate your employees, they deserve it."
What do you like about working at KattenMuchinRosenman?
"Nice people, good team players, fast environment"
What don't you like about working at KattenMuchinRosenman?
"No room for growth"
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"Great firm."
What do you like about working at Weil, Gotshal & Manges?
"The people I worked with were very professional and very open. I learned a lot."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be professional and ask as many questions as possible."
What don't you like about working at Weil, Gotshal & Manges?
"The office managers weren't always very professional."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"The diversity committee should be more involved in the hiring or orientation process."
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"I'm being as honest as possible."
What do you like about working at Dewey & LeBoeuf?
"I was a floater for a while, and I enjoyed that because it helped me learn my way around the firm and how to work with different people."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be professional and honest."
What don't you like about working at Dewey & LeBoeuf?
"When it came to management, there was too much authority given to one person, so that made communication and growth more difficult than it should have been."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Delegation and diversity. Their staff is very diverse, so management should be just as diverse and more equally distributed."
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"SWEATSHOP WITH VERY LITTLE CHANCE FOR GROWTH POTENTIAL"
What do you like about working at Heckler & Frabizzio?
"Because this is an insurance defense (primarily Workers' Compensation))law firm the work is very paper intensive so there is always work to do. I liked going to work and knowing exactly what I would be doing from one to the next. Very consistent workload flow so if you like being busy, this is the place for you."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Go in with a can do attitude and be prepared to do a lot of typing using the Docs Open software program."
What don't you like about working at Heckler & Frabizzio?
"Very little room for professional growth because the secretaries primarily do heavy transcription work (which is mostly correspondence) and very rarily type pleadings or get involved with the courts. They do, however, have a small PI department that may require the expertise of a legal secretary."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"The management team at this law firm is primarily focused on the actual work product and not the people performing the work!"
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"I needed a job in Houston that I thought would provide a feeling of permanence."
What do you like about working at Squire Sanders?
"Not too big for a branch office. Very nice people. Good work ethics."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"They need to have job descriptions updated."
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