Terrible morale - Senior Associate Global Counsel Employee Review

Management is delusional. Constantly motivated by novelty and has no sense of the pressure junior staff (associates, senior associates and associate directors) are under. Did a staff survey that was so bad they didn’t publish it and thought everyone would forget about it - they haven’t! Almost all of the Associates are in the process of quitting or finding new work. Major pressure to bring in business despite there being nowhere near enough people to actually service the clients. Major pay disparity and no appreciation for the talent they already have in Oftentimes people who leave say they feel much happier and more relaxed since leaving. London office is way too small - senior management turned all the meeting rooms into private offices for themselves! Means it’s hard to find space to take calls or do meetings If you raise issues around capacity or pressure, you’ll be told to just get on with it. They’re *clearly* trying to sell the company to an investor, so they’re trying to pile in business and keep staff costs low. They think no one has worked this out, but it’s an open secret. Some advice: stop pretending people aren’t miserable, engage with them, support them and set out a proper plan of action.