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This has been one of the best companies I have ever worked for. Just try not to get dragged in the non sense. Everyone is pretty nice as long as you don't get involved in their gossip crews.  For longevity just work, mind your business and keep to yourself. All senior secretaries have a great ethical background and are great teachers. Newbie secretaries give a sense of high school immaturity. Gossip, disloyalty, very  combative and unprofessional. Unfortunately HR has not singled out the good employees versus the bad. There is no true consequence for disruptive behavior. The only way to get fired is to be drunk at the work place. The firm did a great job with supporting Harvey victims. I applaud them for that.

The lawyers were all very nice, the management at the time I was there was not great, unless you were an Aggie (Texas A&M grad). 

The biggest issue seemed to be that lawyers at the firm seemed to feel that the firm was second tier, which I did not personally like.

My experience here was mostly dictated by the partners for whom I worked.  I did not have the impression that lawyers who worked with other partners felt the same.  

Overall, Winstead hired nice people and its was a good environment.  I am still in touch with people I worked with there.

horrible work environment.  low pay.  staff is rude and unprofessional.  Upper management is clueless.  inconsistent policies.  Not always truthful in what they tell you.  Long hours.  not responsive to requests.  poor communication.  poor training. old network system.  out of date equipment.  hard to get technical support.  too much of a "not my job" mentality

I efile documents, make tons of travel arrangements, do over 100 expense reports a year, do research, calendar extensively for speeches and different events, keep track of all speeches and what is due when. I make copies, scan, convert PDFs to Word, do Excel spreadsheets, work on PowerPoint documents, and many various duties.

When I was hired, I was ensured I would be trained- I was not. I was ensured I could move around and eventually up- there is no plan to move anyone around. I was told there was a mentor program- there is not. The attorneys are all that matter. The assistants, HR, marketing, IT staff are all pushed around and run over. The problem is at the top and unfortunately we all know what runs downhill. Toxic culture, would not recommend. 

Winstead is chill.  If you are looking to make a lot of money and work hard every day, this isn't the right fit for you.  I loved Winstead, though.  They took me to 3 trials.  Other than that, my workload was slow and steady.  It is not a stressful environment.  Everyone is nice.  Requires no overtime.  

Promoted from legal secretary to legal assistant in IP Division.  Enjoyed working with foreign entities (utilizing edicts of Hague Convention etc.) to help supervising attorney successfully represent clients.

Most special culture fits me like a glove. I truly felt they wanted and needed my skill set. They move outside the box enriching creativity while being focused on core values at every step.

At least in 2009, when they hired young attorneys right out of law school, had them move here and lease apartments, and laid them off within just a few months.

A new CEO is probably bringing much needed changes, but this is a very conservative boys' club type of firm.

Winstead is probably a lot better with the current CEO at the helm. He's a great guy - the HR department is so/so but the benefits are good. I would recommend it for people who don't mind seeing some sexism and a very conservative agenda.

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