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This applies to the office location which I am employed.  The Office Managing Principal is never at the office; in fact, throughout my tenure (over two years) at the office I may have seen him a total of 10 times.  Sure enough this lack of leadership leaks into the office environment.  For example, it feel like the wild west in that office which the attorneys treat staff like garbage or principles treat associates in the same manner.  They expect you to treat them with the upmost respect while returning that respect with insults, disparaging remarks, yelling, conflicting instructions, and overall lies to save their own butts.

Personally I feel there is a presence of racism at the office as well considering that all the minorities seem to be forced out of the company but not without first experiencing being treated less than a person at times, talked to like you don't understand basic English, and comments of how "those people" are difficult to work with (overheard during an attorney yelling in the next office). Due to the Office Managing Principal constant absence at the firm the staff are only left to talk to Office Administrator.  For the attorneys we would email him directly but usually led to the information going in one ear and out the other.  This lead to nothing as the Office Managing Principal never taking action until the info eventually lead to the his managers in New York.  Only then did things start to happen. 

Ultimately the Office Managing Principal wanted the pay but not the responsibilities of the position.  The office environment is very stressful and due to the high turnaround of both staff and attorneys, you never felt your job was secured or with the feeling of wanting to leave.  If you don't politic just right you will end up on a kind of list of people to get rid of.  Most of the turnaround involved the minorities in the office and the overall treatment really feels as though on surface level the firm polarizes a diverse staff but inside the office walls, there is a prejudice aimed towards the minorities.  They always tend to keep one minority in the office and it is typically the one that tends to "play ball".  The office has recently taken the current COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to clean house.  But the damage in that office has been done until every employee is changed.

Mismanagement doesn't begin to cover how poorly-run the office environment is.  The attorneys are all pretty pleasant and great to work for however, upper management does place attorneys' needs above all non-exempt employees.  The Office Administrator (OA) has no idea what an OA need to do in this position and does not know how to resolve any situation or how to manage the workloads among the non-exempt employees.  STRONG favoritism between the OA and certain non-exempt employees caused terrible shifts in workloads.  Basically, if you are extremely hard working, you will have to pick up the slack for those inefficient employees and the OA won't do anything to change it, no matter how many times you complain or even if you go through the proper channels and "office protocol" to prove this; the OA will just write it down on a notepad, look at you dead in the eye and state, "so, how do you think we should resolve this issue?" practically throwing it back on your lap to figure it out on your own.  This in turn, shifts your work/life balance into non-existence which is beyond unfair.  The OA is completely and utterly incompetent, non-confrontational and unethical!  This truly demoralizes the office moral and office culture.  The OA pretends to be completely oblivious to any consistent and ongoing issues pertaining to the low office moral and laziness of many non-exempt employees.  It is very much like high school with the "clicks" and the non-stop gossipers at the reception desk and file room, which makes for an extremely unprofessional work environment, yet the OA is aware and has done nothing about it.  Even the attorneys in the office do NOT like the OA!!  They have expressed it on numerous occasions!  Not to mention, the pay is low here compared to the median for Orange County in this position.

I STRONGLY recommend anyone looking for employment, seek elsewhere.  I cannot possibly stress this enough!

A typical day at work was for me to sit in one chair and answer phones and check files on computers and multi task at all times boxes deliverd picked up in filed in legal tracs sign for fed ex packages for two floors 39 and 40 th management team was fine everybody pretty much connect and relate with the employees very well we where able to contact them or email them and they would answer the worplace was very perfesional and quite to be able to work and not be interrupted with what you are doing at your desk everybody pretty much is saction to they duties of work the most enjoyable part of the job was to interact with lawyers and helping them to orangized they folders and keep them from having to run up and down the place also being able to work the computers something i like and the christmas party every year i also enjoyed be able to meet different people in workplace that was very busy and professional everybody greeting one another in respectful matter

Jackson Lewis is a great place for an entry level position. You get adequate training and your co-workers are friendly and knowledgeable.

You come to work knowing your responsibilities. You are able to plan your day around any deadlines or special request which are frequent.There is little to no micro-management which allows you to develop your skills in order to do your job more efficiently.

I have grown tremendously in aspects of that freedom making use of the Microsoft office suite to maximize my work abilities.

Management is adequate but lacks the feeling of being on a team. It is an every man/women for himself/herself feeling. 

The hardest part of the job is limiting your own aspiration. The attorneys are respectful and patient for the most part. 

I enjoyed working with my co-workers as many of them turned into friends.

I recommend the company for youths just starting their careers.

The firm is financially stable but since it is an insurance defense firm and the insurance companies dictate the amount per hour they can charge, the partners are constantly looking for ways to retain profits.  To  cut costs, they eliminate staff perks.  For staff appreciation, after working there for eight years, we were given a $10 gift card.  Their holiday bonuses did not increase the entire time I worked there. There are no picnics, BBQs, etc.  No outside events are provided to staff.

Staff is paid to work a seven hour day.  One works for four attorneys which equates to 1.75 hours  per attorney per day.  Each attorney generates one more than 1.75 hours of work per day and the firm does not authorize any overtime.  It makes for a stressful, unsatisfying work environment.

I always arrive early waiting for whatever task that awaits. In the past something would sometimes immediately come up and I was there to take care of it. 

I learned a few things from our IT person, who is only in the office about 2 days a week. He shown me how to fix a common problem that doesn't need too much maintenance.

Management today doesn't seem or want to listen to the employees, instead more work is being put upon the person and not being compensated at the end. You feel as you're being talked at instead of being talked to.

The most enjoyable part of the job is the people that I work with.Most of them you're able to bond and forge friendships that lasts forever though some pretend to be your friend and then something else happens.

Overall I really enjoy what I do, it's just that some things have changed, but not necessarily for the better. I like to stay busy and be a consistent worker.

One of the most toxic places I have ever worked in my life

-The Attorneys treat support staff like second-class citizens, sometimes they would walk right by you like you weren't even standing there. -The office was full of immature people, they were constantly at each other throats and stepping on each other. If someone made a mistake they were quick to point the blame to someone else. -No support at all, the managing attorney(s) were a bully themselves, people were literally terrified to walk into one their offices. -Toxic environment, the office had a high turn over rate, a ton of favoritism. -Attorneys asked you to do personal things, that had nothing to do with your job and if you refused they suddenly had it out for you.

The lawyers can be extremely abrasive, condescending, and rude to the staff.  This just seems to be written off by a "well, they're lawyers, that's how lawyers are" mentality.  Broke down into tears on this job more times than I can count due to being treated very poorly.  I did not stick around for more abuse and resigned within the first year.

Location I worked in has very bright, hot lights and the work environment is often 85 degrees.  VERY uncomfortable.  

Parking is in a parking garage and takes a long time to exit at the end of the day (add on another half hour to your work day just to get out).  At the Christmas holidays, it's even worse and unbearably congested.

A fantastic working environment with conscientious, caring senior members who are deeply invested in young associates' career advancement. Yearly billable requirements are somewhat friendly to work-life balance and not crushing. Tons of opportunity for advancement and business development. Associates are given leeway to take on whatever projects and cases they can manage, including developing business. The firm has massive national resources in labor & development, which makes it easy to receive support on all manner of legal work.

Jackson Lewis LLP taught me a great deal about time management and prioritizing. Working in a firm with more than 50 offices nationwide forces you to learn quickly and work efficiently. On a daily basis I am responsible for creating budgets and forecasts for offices on the west coast and in the south east. I am also responsible for helping to prepare both month end and year end financial statements. I recently became responsible for maintaining all bankruptcy filings for the firm.

I have enjoyed working for Jackson Lewis and value the hard work and determination I learned at this job.

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