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Greenspoon Marder LLP

Greenspoon Marder at one time was a place people felt they were going to their second home, now it feels more like routine for its workers till something better is found.  
Workers are too afraid to speak up and voice concerns to managers because of the fear of retaliation; there is nobody at the Firm to advocate for them.  The Deputy Managing Partner plays fast and loose with who she likes versus those she disagrees with or loathes within the firm- all depending on her mood of the day. 
Off-site training is limited to primarily those higher level employees and staff doesn’t always get afforded the time nor the opportunity to improve or hon their skills, if there is onsite training. 
During the Pandemic there was not enough transparency and many salaries were not restored until sometime in 2021; employees continue to struggle due to the pay cuts.  The Firm has not once asked financially what impact many of its hardest hit workers faced,  instead they did virtual events and promoted their 40th anniversary with billboards on the Vegas Strip and in Times Square. The firm did provide in 2021 mini bonuses, but this was after many exits of attorneys/staff began to occur and no real further attempt has been made to help employees recoup for any of the lost wages. 

This job was so perfect I got to listen to gossip, slamming kitchen doors all day, obnoxious, loud and cringe dialog between assistant and attorney,  unnecessary duplication of documents printed all day between the 3 attorneys I filed for, (very disorganized) files that are never on shelves because they’re somewhere pulled apart on the attorneys office floor, yet the only concern in my initial interview was if I was a fast typist? Addressed my concerns very early on to HR and asked for other availability within the firm, but no follow ups and ironically enough I got let go the day I was going to quit because “expectations weren’t being met”. Definitely overqualified for the position so not sure what expectations were needed to file paper.  The position is definitely for someone getting their feet wet and who is tolerable of only filing ALL DAY,  as the assistant spends too much time on personal calls to have time to show you anything else.  Addressing my concerns and suggestions probably led to their decision. Can’t judge the firm as I didn’t have enough time to interact with everyone (month and a half) but relieved I am free of the stress & redundancy of that position!


At the start of your employment they make you feel welcomed and part of their “GM Family” but once your 90 days pass, you realize that you’re nothing but another number on their spreadsheet and the only thing that matters for each department is staying within their budget, unaware and uncaring of actual problems. 

Once you’re no longer of use to them they dispose you like yesterday’s trash without even hesitating or understanding any reason. They’ll grind you down till there’s nothing but feelings of being tired and burnt out. They’ll monitor your every move and watch you like a hawk with little to no personal time. 

Don’t even think about missing a day or taking some time off to deal with personal matters or emergency’s because HR doesn’t care they’ll escort you out of the building once it no longer conveniences them to employ you. 

Stay away from this joke of a firm and find somewhere you’ll actually be valued. No wonder their turnover rate is incredibly high for attorneys and staff members as well, save yourself the trouble and find another place where you’ll be treated with respect and worth.   

It has been my experience while working at Greenspoon Marder, P.A., that everyone is encouraged by the management team to strive at being a good team player; willing to work together to achieve success at common goals. 

I am particularly impressed with the firm's direction to promote, maintain and motivate each employee. As a result, co-workers are more conducive to conducting themselves in a professional manner. I find that it also gear employees to be more focus on the job and less concerned with a potentially disruptive environment.

Another important factor within the firm's direction is the periodical rotation of job responsibilities for employees. This opens up a broader scope of learning opportunities and promotions from within. 

In an effort to stay on top of the worlds ever changing new and innovative technology, constant mandatory training is in place for all employees by the firm. This can be a challenge; however, with the firm's steady focus on positive work improvements it allowed me to look forward to learning new skills to add to my already extensive repertoire of experiences as well as skills.

What is the best part of working at the company?
In the Boca office, where I worked for six days, the receptionist was the only kind and helpful person in the office.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Trying to please an arrogant, rude attorney with little guidance and a fear of having to interact with said attorney. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The space is nice, but the offices are just okay, and the administrative desks are awful looking.  The secretary's spaces are outrageously unorganized with growing mountains of paper all over the place.  The dress code is not followed, which just adds to the visually sub-par environment.  Moreover, here is an office culture where rudeness is loud and onboarding employees are quietly left to the wolves.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constant anxiety, disappointment, and fear.

Nice garage parking but the remainder of the experience is not something I would encourage as many people were just mean for no reason, no teamwork by most and many felt above anyone else and several were just two faced and just plain stuck up. Sometimes I felt like I was in high school but perhaps they were just jealous  but that doesn't give a person a right to lie to  make your work harder by hiding papers and doing immature things to make your job difficult.   I did my best but when someone is sabotaging your work and lying, no matter how hard you work, it doesn't matter to management.  It was unacceptable and there was no reason other than they were immature and just miserable nasty human beings. Waiting for Karma

The GM firm itself is amazing and stands by it's reputation. The Edison, NJ office does not. 

The turn around time at the Edison office should speak for itself, which is on average 3 months. Not surprising as the partner values the clients more than her staff. 

When you begin at GM you are given the description of it being "fast paced" or "high volume" as are many large firms. But they forget to mention the extreme micromanagement, the harassment, the lack of respect, regularly feeling undervalued and burnt out with more work than you are ALLOWED hours to complete it or employees being obligated to return to a totally NSFW, work environment during the covid19 pandemic because of CIS deadlines.


The foreclosure dept consists of some very loyal and hardworking individuals who are willing to share their knowledge of their responsibilities with new employees.  It is a fast paced work environment. Head CEO in charge of dept, however, is lacking in management skills and runs the dept. under a reign of terror.  Morale is extremely low in the dept.

HR and management aren't there to help you make this a better place. You have to look out for yourself and survive on your own.  They "try" to help you but in the end, HR won't save you or help you like they said.  They approve the managers poor management skills.  The only positive thing is how helpful their IT Help Desk is.  Everyone talks bad about one another and HR approves of attorney trash diving and trying to get others in trouble.  No higher up has done anything to help make that place a less toxic environment.  They just lose good honest working people.

I was treated wonderfully and the benefits were all there. There is no sense of entitlement here, it's like a well oiled machine. Everyone works together to achieve a common goal, no matter what level or position someone is in. HR has a wonderful training system built in to assist with on-boarding and IT support is readily available. There is a system in place for everything you can think of and it works. They truly want the employees to be happy and provide a workplace and I would recommend anyone to work here and would advice them to give themselves time to become established.

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