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Reed Smith LLP

What is the best part of working at the company?
Reed Smith took a chance on me for this litigation document review position. I’d been referred by a neighbor who was an attorney there. My previous work experience was certainly consistent with the requirements of the position, but not quite on point. I’ve approached my dealings with the Firm with candor and a little bit of disclosed vulnerability, and my supervisor has responded positively to that. It’s nice to know the “big firm mentality” I expected was replaced with some actual humanity. Taking this job has opened doors by my developing relationships with other attorneys that I may never had had if I’d not taken this project-length position. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The docs/hr rate expected: we’re expected to review 35-50 docs per hour for this matter. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Since the Firm is huge, my experience depended on the attitudes of my particular supervisor and the head attorney of this group. I’m pleasantly surprised. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It’s somewhat taxing on my body to work in this position. I have to take frequent breaks to treat my body and mind with kindness.

You can make significantly more money working for basically any other law firm. Maybe a good starting point to get some experience on your resume, and remote work is always appreciated, but otherwise I would steer clear. Been a while since I've worked here, but I've remained in touch with people who still do, and word is they're trying hard to outsource the doc specialist department overseas. Hilarious because the pay is already awful, but not awful enough for the higher ups evidently. 
However, management will basically leave you alone as long as you do your job. The tradeoff is you will have coworkers who get away with doing literally nothing. Incompetence/laziness is rewarded with easy jobs and low task volumes. Vice versa for the competent/hard-working folks.

In the beginning it was gravy working there. Everyone welcomed me with open arms and was very polite. I was forever on time and helped everyone even if it wasn't part of my job description. I did learn alot because I was use to knowing just the federal level of things, I did learn the state level. Management is very difficult, not understanding, doesn't have the time to teach or show anyone anything, and made alot of promises at the interview that didn't follow through. Alot of attorney's and staff knew how difficult it was working with Managing Clerk, and how in that department was a revolving door but no one, not even the partners did anything about it. Everything was one sided. My co workers were great. The best part of the job was joining the committee at the firm, they are the best. 

One of the best law firms to work  for. A great work place and work Culture. Reed Smith LLP is a place which consists of an environment that inspires a person to use their skills and abilities for the overall development of the company and their professional growth.

Reed Smith has a clear vision and mission. There was a lack of effective communication in one office, that led to low employee morale. Favoritism played a part in employee growth.
Overall:
A great atmosphere, but management  could be a little more honest and unbiased in the leadership position in the one office. 

Management is horrible. The absolute most toxic place to work I've ever experienced. No one cares about anyone but themselves. Happily will throw lower level employees under the bus to save their own skin. There's a good reason the BD department is constantly posting new positions ever week... that's how often people quit or get fired for something that was their manager's fault. Every review is about how toxic the BD team is. Their CMO, BD managers and executives are all horrid and any preview employee will tell you that. Stay away at all costs.

A typical day is checking the previous day's cash posting, printing the day cash checking and post any late ACH or Wires, filing lockbox cash receipts, making trust and depository cash deposits. What I've learned is to think smarter be alert at all times check for any mistakes before submitting cash applied, check emails before sending the message out to anyone. Management will give all to help to understand and do a correct job. The hardest part of the job may be to make sure all of the work is finished at the end of each month. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing all of your work is finished and correct at the end of each day, week and month.

I worked in the copy center so a typical day at work was I would come in and check my emails for print requests.  Once those were completed I would work on copy requests.  What I learned from being in that position was organizational skills being as though most requests were time sensitive.  The turnover rate in my department was high so throughout the years I made plenty friends and never had a problem with anyone.  The hardest part of my job was the volume of work that came in on certain days and dealing with rush copy requests.  The most enjoyable part was interacting with people and giving great customer service.

Reed Smith uses outside consultants to do their tech work. So the senior managers and directors often lack any technological skills, and some will micro-manage staff who DO have these skills. It's a no-win situation.

Beware of job changes quickly after being hired. This is such a problem because you may interview for a job and with a manager you like, and then get pushed into something toxic.

The data hiring has been rapid but this will surely come crashing down when deliverables fail to meet the AI-hyped expectations. You'll probably get fired without notice.

I enjoyed my time at Reed Smith, however after 6+ years I needed to advance and grow and seek more opportunities to utilize my skills and further my career. I have definitly learn how to focus in a high volume envirionment.
Answered as 1st Tier level for all offices Firmwide including international users. Management is very nice and impressive in their achievements.

The hardest part of the job was working 7 days straight on the 3rd shift. The most enjoyable part of the job was resolving users issues and making them feel very comfortable about any knowledge they needed or mistakes that they may have made.

A typical day might start with generating meeting agendas, dictation and filing of meeting minutes, editing of PowerPoint presentations, making travel arrangements, submitting expense reports to generating client billing statements.  All while taking incoming telephone call from clients and co-counsel, responding to emails and updating client files.

I enjoyed being part of a vigorous work environment where meeting the challenges of an unpredictable day was both rewarding and brought a sense of accomplishment.

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