risk manager

legal assistant

paralegal

billing coordinator

associate attorney

Maynard Nexsen

This is an office with no office manager. There was literally no one managing any of the support staff. No one knows their role half the time we are working. They mix work up between the paralegals, legal assistant and admin assiatant with no organization whatsoever. An office will not function without proper management. Also, pay your workers a living wage. $32/hr for a paralegal is well below average for a paralegal in SF. 

Low wages, no management at all in their SF office. "Benefits" are awful with a $3,000 deductible. There were days where I would sit for 8 hours straight with no work to do, even after asking all the attorneys. They don't allow their paralegals to even do paralegal work. They have Of Counsel answering discovery instead of paralegals. They give the legal assistant all the paralegal type work because one of their main clients is stingy when it comes to billing. You don't need a paralegal certificate to do the job. The morale is low and multiple people are looking for work elsewhere.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Salary, PTO and other benefits are great!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Programs/software/platforms crashed frequently making productivity extremely slow or impossible. 
Job definition/expectations are not clearly defined. I didn't even know who my HR person was. Training was dependent on who was giving you instruction and written process manuals were not all up to date. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Depends on the department and what attorneys you work for. All vastly different. In general, the overall culture among staff was friendly and easy-going.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I cannot define this other than to say, very busy. Fast-paced work.

I had a generally awesome experience at Nexsen Pruet. The people whom you can network with and get insights from is very impressive. I enjoyed many of the people there, some have a reputation that precedes them, in a good way, and they still made the time to conversate with a recent college grad. It's one of the centers of activity in SC, for better or worse - the firm gives you a good insight on how greasy things can be in the Carolinas and how small some circles are.

The office culture takes a while to adjust to, and it is important to find out who your resources are as soon as possible.  The attorney-paralegal relationship often trumps any management decisions, so there is a better balance of work/life with flexibility and understanding.  The benefits were more than fair and the bonus structure for paralegals was well-established and clear to follow.  The attorneys are often ego driven and difficult to please, so a thick skin and the willingness to take criticism is a must.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Hourly pay and benefits.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Toxic work environment, which management ignores.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic.   Disregard for support staff.   Management only communicates with attorneys.   Support staff are unhappy, disgruntled and gossip amongst themselves.  Daily negativity makes for tense working relationships.   Management  lies to your face and never promotes conflict resolution.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
8 hours of getting micromanaged.

Assist various attorneys with on-going cases, environmental cases can last over 10 years prior to trial.  I manage witness files, upload pleadings and communicate with the attorneys on documents to be produced. I will review documents for production as the trial progresses and attend on-site document review including out of state lengthy reviews.  I also, manage the firms audit responses to our clients auditors concerning the financial concerns the pending case will effect the company financial statement each year.

I would not recommended it for support staff positions.   Very inequitable treatment of staff.  High expectations, with poor communication by management.  A lot of cliques and negativity amongst staff.  HR does not keep matters confidential.  Not enough training or available IT service personnel to help.  Strong employees leave.  

No real security. To many sudden changes. Not trained in most things but have to figure it out.  Nobody seems to notice how much you actually do. I was so happy here but when time came to renew my contract a 3rd time or hire me on, I was encouraged to keep reporting and permanent hire or extension would be addressed in a week. Two days before my contract ended I was told they couldn't justify keeping me due to work volume!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Located on Main Street and it was nice to walk during my lunch break.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being alienated by which floor you work on and lack of training. Don’t count on them to invest in employee development, even after you ask for help. Coworkers are caddy and unprofessional. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic and deceitful.

I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent at Maynard Cooper.  I consider it a great company for which to work.  Very supportive of my returning to college for my Masters which is the only reason I left.  Would work for them again!  Great company, good people!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Risk manager 29 salaries reported	$122,500 per year
Legal assistant 6 salaries reported	$35.30 per hour
Paralegal 2 salaries reported	$69.50 per hour
Billing coordinator 5 salaries reported	$35.00 per hour
Associate attorney 5 salaries reported	$180,000 per year

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