Toxic Place - Legal Secretary Mintz Employee Review

1.0
13 Feb 2020
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Pros

Cannot think of many. The benefits were standard for a big firm. They still nickle & dime you, though.

Cons

(1) Management; (2) everything is politicized (I was actually told, "Your First Amendment Rights stop at the door.") (3) HR doesn't care about the employees, just the attorneys who bring in the billable hours; (4) they overburden their assistants in ways that would make people breakdown; (5) they told the staff that in order to allow fellow employees to remain in their jobs, that raises would not be given one year. That same year, they said they had a great year financially. Every day felt like I was walking towards the electric chair.

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People, ability to work across practice groups, commitment to DEI and pro bono

Cons

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1.0
26 Mar 2026
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Pros

It is Cravath Salary Scale

Cons

it has the highest turnover in Boston Big Law for a reason: Higher billable requirements than almost any other firm in Boston; Horrible reputation (both culture and with clients) on the corporate side; Abusive reputation; Very long partnership track (12 years); Unlikely to hit billable hour requirements unless on the M&A team; Very low client retention, especially on the ecvc side; no centralized staffing; Poor support with very few paralegals (and very high paralegal turnover); Losing steam over the last few years.

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