Strange Leadership - Attorney Seyfarth Shaw Employee Review

1.0
21 Feb 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent labor and employment practice, decent work-life balance, but not much else to praise for a firm that pretends to have cutting-edge position in legal services industry.

Cons

Leadership does not include overwhelming majority of attorneys and staff in SeyfarthLean marketing initiatives, which is strictly reserved for partners with largest books of business and their sycophants. Closed compensation system creates rampant mistrust amongst partners, which trickles down to how associates and staff members are treated, which generally is badly. Firm's leadership gives wildly inconsistent messaging as to how promotions and career advancement works. Have seen large outflow of talented income partners and senior associates in recent years. Firm's response is to hire more contract lawyers and junior attorneys to replace them. Billing procedures are from the Stone Age. Clients would be shocked that a firm that pretends to be as innovative as Seyfarth claims to be would have such inefficiencies on their billing and accounting functions.

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5.0
20 May 2026
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Pros

GREAT atmosphere in the Sac office. Everyone is congenial, polite, and friendly. Great pay and atmosphere.

Cons

Very stern on 3 days in office policy, even if staff is sick. Also PTO and sick time are in the same bucket.

2.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Hybrid schedule for work life balance

Cons

Not many cons communication could be better

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