Does Bristows pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Bristows employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Bristows. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Bristows?

86% of Bristows employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Bristows 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Bristows?

Associate (9) , Business Services (2) , Paralegal (2)

What are the pros of working at Bristows according to real employee reviews?

"generally work/life balance is excellent" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great culture, high quality work" ((in 3 reviews))

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Bristows Reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Mark Watts

81% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Culture and values

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity and inclusion

Bristows has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Bristows employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

34 reviews

4.0

22 Jun 2026

Good work-life balance, but outdated office tech

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good hours and very good work life balance for a law firm (can very by department)

Cons

Office and tech is a bit old

5.0

12 Feb 2026

Lovely place to work

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Lovely people, approachable and kind partners, interesting work, good pay for work life balance

Cons

Tech isn’t great and facilities / building aren’t very high spec (but we are moving), not really any infrastructure to do late nights in the office (though this is because it’s not expected to happen much so kind of a pro)

1.0

30 Dec 2025

Terrible place to work

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work with leading clients

Cons

There are many cons including (but not limited to) the following: (i) very clique and difficult to fit in, especially if you don't have friends working there already, (ii) unhealthy work culture (people appear friendly but it's all fake, work drama is normalised), and (iii) terrible pay compared to hours expected (better off working for a better paying firm as your hours will be the same)

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