Undervalued and overworked - Legal Secretary HopgoodGanim Employee Review

2.0
Nov 29, 2025
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Pros

Other secretaries amazing to work with and free snacks

Cons

Accepted culture of treatment by partners and other senior lawyers in certain teams was horrid. Also high work load with very little recognition and treated like you were ‘below’ the lawyers instead of part of the same team.

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4.0
Apr 28, 2025
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Pros

If this is your first job at a firm, Hopgood is a great place to start! Most of the teams are super friendly, there are opportunities to socialise with different teams and levels of experience, and the environment is friendly and open, so you can be comfortable learning new skills and asking questions of anyone.

Cons

The leadership is inconsistent across teams, and there isn't much room to grow. I enjoyed working with my team and greatly respect them in the industry. However, I asked multiple times for proper mentorship, feedback, constructive criticism and for more challenging tasks in my role. I never received any response from this, they would say they'd think about it, and nothing would ever come of it. I feel like an employee shouldn't have to push so much for this. Some teams are also dysfunctional because of the focus on being a 'family'. The firm is very top-heavy too - lots of Partners - there's not much room to grow or work your way up in a lot of areas.

5.0
Dec 8, 2025
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Pros

Partners don't micromanage and teams are all different with career opportunities for change. Starting to improve tech with capable IT is refreshing.

Cons

Some partners are still stuck in their old ways so not keeping up with the firm changes.

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