Not worth the paycheck - Assistant Paralegal II Fragomen Employee Review

1.0
Mar 13, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

I’ve made some really great friends working here. Team members collectively try to look out for one another.

Cons

The management staff is horrendous. There is a horrible culture of throwing people under the bus by supervisors and attorneys. Other staff members are given unfair promotions or raises, and the favoritism is extremely apparent. We are very blatantly underpaid for the work we do here, and there is little room for growth within teams.

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Fragomen Response
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We're incredibly sorry you had this experience, and that you feel that the Firm has this attitude towards its employees. For those of us on the HR side, it is hard to hear. I'd love to hear more from you with regards to what we could do better- gwhyld@fragomen.com (Gary Whyld, Director of Worldwide Talent Acquisition)

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