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MILBANK LLP

I worked as a summer and as a a transactional associate at Milbank for 2 years.

It’s an okay job and you can cut your teeth on sophisticated commercial work to build your technical legal skills. I would think it’s similar to many other large NYC firms that serve financial industry clients in that way.

I think Milbank has a high volume of work and it’s hard to keep up. I billed over 2500 hours both years I was employed. People expect you get get all the work done and there’s honestly too much to do. The firm isn’t good about taking work off competent associates plates, and there are plenty of below average associates as well. 

I marked compensation as mediocre because given how the firm expects you to sacrifice most of (but not all) your life, it’s very demoralizing to realize your boss is quite possibly making 25-30 times what you do. I think comp in the 350-800K range rather than the 200-500K range for associates would be appropriate.  

The paralegals and support staff are universally excellent, so be good to them. 

Working at Milbank was a great experience. I always worked for great attorneys and  did my best to complete my assignments within the time frame each day. The staff was great. We always helped each other during busy times and worked well together!  

I retired from Milbank 6 years ago and I am not sure how they office is functioning today. I was very happy working at Milbank and grateful for the experience. 

Thank you.

Milbank is full of very talented lawyers who are experts in their industries.  I learned a lot from working with my colleagues and enjoyed practicing law at a high level.  You are, however, expected to be available at all hours of the day and night, every day (as is typical at a law firm.  

Great exposure to debt and equity capital markets and re-capitalization, as well as large scale merger and acquisition and debt restructuring and related litigation.

Upper management was extremely supportive. The work was stimulating and innovative. The associates and staff were diverse as the firm has a progressive DEI initiative.  I recommend this firm to any law clerk or associate. 

Culture is heavily dependent on the department and partners.  Typical biglaw firm - you work a lot. Although there aren't any minimum billables to get a bonus, there are still target billables that you have to try to hit.

excellent place to work. Very challenging from a professional standpoint since you have the possibility to work with very sophisticated clients and great work atmosphere.

Horrible pay. Overzealous manager. Company culture shows that you are not valued if you are not an attorney- there are individuals who go out of there way to make you feel included.

Gorgeous office space but shallow people. Most of the attorneys are shallow. The only decent people are the support staff and they are mostly treated poorly. 

Great place to work! Emphasis on mentorship and training. Collaborative work environment and great comp! Working hours like any other Big Law but culture is good

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Legal assistant 9 salaries reported	$76,667 per year
Business development manager 3 salaries reported	$151,667 per year
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Training manager 2 salaries reported	$170,000 per year
Senior billing specialist 2 salaries reported	$95,000 per year

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