Working at Mayer Brown in Chicago, IL: 3 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Chicago, IL Area

"Sounds great at first but gets worse as you stay longer"

What do you like about working at Mayer Brown?

"Working on an array of products, having a life after work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away honestly and pick a company that will value your work"

What don't you like about working at Mayer Brown?

"Teams and cliques inside the IT dept, always talking crap about others behind there back. Back stabbing, really bad communication in regards to changes in the environment. To many managers/supervisors. Managers/supervisors have favorites and often like to go drink after work and with vendors.This company also sandboxes you to just doing 1 or 2 tasks nothing more and calls way to many meetings."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bring the morale of the dept up. Do not play favorites. AS I heard the good people at mayer brown always end up leaving its true, also make room for someone to grow in the company"

"Obtained experience in real estate, corporate, and litigation."

What do you like about working at Mayer Brown?

"Truly grasping the details of transactional work in corporate and real estate."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Talk directly with paralegals, usually human resources or the senior attorney cannot present what your work load is about."

What don't you like about working at Mayer Brown?

"Many long hours. Some tclosing ransactions involved staying overnight for early morning closings."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More communication possibly with monthly meetings. No interaction with other departments. Worked with many attorneys."