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633 West Fifth Street
Suite 4000
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2007
United States
(213) 485-1234
Fax: (213) 891-8763
www.lw.com



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"It is our office's culture that makes going to work consistently bearable, if not at times even a pleasure," claims one insider. "The people here are supportive and truly friends. There are no bad eggs here." A colleague agrees, "The lawyers are generally good people with interesting lives. The lack of a face time requirement allows people to have lives. In turn, this shapes the firm. People are happy and outgoing, and dedicated to their work." A colleague claims, "Latham is extremely collegial with an incredible focus on training ......



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Company Stats



Employer Type: Private Company
Chairman and Managing Partner: Robert Dell
No. of offices: 28 (Worldwide)


2008 Attorneys: 2,100


Other Stats:

NOTABLE PERKS

  • Free dinners and car rides home after 8 p.m.
  • 18-week maternity leave and automatic six months part-time return policy
  • Free tickets for many sporting and theater events
  • "Fair and transparent, truly global"
  • "Abercrombie & Fitch LLP"
  • "Progressive; associates work hard but seem happy"
  • "There's something in the Kool Aid"


Uppers

  • "A culture of excellence"
  • "The challenging and cutting-edge legal work"
  • Pro bono = other billables
  • "Early responsibility--you ask for it, you get it"

 
 Downers

  • "The highly touted unassigned system"
  • "Ineffective performance review process"
  • "Huge teams of junior associates doing document review for months on end"

 



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Paralegal, Europe (December 9, 2007)
  • Employee Workplace: Corporate culture is pretty relaxed at first glance. In the offices I worked in they had no minorit...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I was called in for two interviews. The first with an Associate and a Partner. The second one was w...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: I get 2500 euros per month. 40 hours per week. 27 days paid holidays. I have not been paid for ove...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: If you are an associate who wants a comfort zone then it's the best place to work. The partners wil...   READ MORE

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    Associate, London, UK (July 7, 2007)
  • Employee Workplace: Latham's London office has a reputation within the firm of long hours and being a proverbial sweats...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: Interview is fairly burdensome. Your second interview is a half-day affair. Each interview is with ...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: Standard 4th year salary base of $210,000, then a cost of living adjustment of $50,000 (which does ...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: Excellent-- LW in London is at the top of its game. Competitors like Shearman are seeing it associa...   READ MORE

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    Associate, London, UK (February 19, 2007)
  • Employee Workplace: The London office is very low key in terms of dress code and culture. For a European office there ...   READ MORE

  • Interview & Recruiting: I interviewed for a summer associate position in September of 2001 with an on-campus interview in W...   READ MORE

  • Salary & Compensation: $210,000 plus bonus (if any), plus cost of living adjustment (flat fee of $50,000 plus interest rat...   READ MORE

  • Business Outlook: The London office is growing enormously and they expect to double the office by 2008. It is making...   READ MORE

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