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Updated 22 Mar 2023

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Found 523 of over 672 reviews
4.1
83% Recommend to a Friend
Allen & Overy Senior partner Wim Dejonghe
97% Approve of CEO

Found 476 of over 672 reviews

4.1
83%
Recommend to a Friend
97%
Approve of CEO
Allen & Overy Senior partner Wim Dejonghe
Wim Dejonghe
175 Ratings
Pros
  • "Most people here are nice to work with, work life balance(in 14 reviews)

  • "Good place to work, and excellent quality of work(in 13 reviews)

  • Cons
  • "Long hours and high expectations(in 63 reviews)

  • "Your work-life balance is stretched(in 25 reviews)

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    Pros & Cons are excerpts from user reviews. They are not authored by Glassdoor.
    1. 5.0
      Former Employee

      Great Company

      18 Feb 2023 - Senior Network Support Analyst in Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work Life Balance and Good package. Nice Office

      Cons

      None that I can think of.

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    2. 5.0
      Current Employee

      Great place to work

      22 Aug 2022 - Lawyer/Solicitor in Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Family friendly and cares for its people

      Cons

      Stressful nature of the work

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    4. 5.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Awesome company to work in

      31 Mar 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Employee’s Benefits Career opportunities Beautiful office

      Cons

      None to mention. Its a great place to work at!

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    5. 3.0
      Former Employee

      It is an OK place

      24 Feb 2022 - Business Support Function in Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Nice office, well stocked pantry, good coffee, recognisable brand

      Cons

      Systemic problems, slacking behaviours often overlooks amongst support staff

      1 person found this review helpful
    6. 3.0
      Current Employee, more than 3 years

      Ok

      8 Feb 2022 - Lawyer in Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good money and good perks

      Cons

      Bad work culture- long hours

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    7. 3.0
      Former Employee

      Good

      26 Jan 2022 - Executive 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very good place to.work jn

      Cons

      Too much free time to ourself

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    8. 3.0
      Current Employee, more than 1 year

      Good working environment

      7 Apr 2021 - Associate in Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Challenging work, good working environment.

      Cons

      Nothing negative to say here.

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    9. 5.0
      Former Employee

      Great

      23 Jan 2021 - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Culture of overall firm is as good as it gets

      Cons

      Hours but this is to be expected

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      Allen & Overy Response

      Thank you for the five stars! We are thrilled to see you mention our culture is "as good as it gets" - we think so too. Please do stay connected with our Alumni team!

    10. 5.0
      Former Employee, more than 1 year

      The best firm ever!!

      25 Jan 2021 - IT Analyst in Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Company benefit suprb & great

      Cons

      No cons to share with.

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      Allen & Overy Response

      Wow, thank you for the five stars! We are happy to read you enjoyed your time with us, and that we have been a part of your career journey.

    11. 1.0
      Former Employee, more than 3 years

      Poor company culture

      5 Apr 2021 - Senior Associate in Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive remuneration package on offer

      Cons

      poor management and leadership and apparent bias

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