Does Iowa Legal Aid pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Iowa Legal Aid employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Iowa Legal Aid. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Iowa Legal Aid?

100% of Iowa Legal Aid employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Iowa Legal Aid 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Iowa Legal Aid?

Staff Attorney (5) , Attorney (4) , Grant Writer (2) , Legal Assistant/Paralegal (2) , Paralegal (2)

What are the pros of working at Iowa Legal Aid according to real employee reviews?

"Wonderful purpose and mission Great colleagues Excellent benefits" ((in 4 reviews)); "Great place if you need flexibility in taking time off." ((in 3 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Iowa Legal Aid

Iowa Legal Aid Reviews

4.1

100% would recommend to a friend

(23 total reviews)

Nicholas Smithberg

84% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Culture and values

4.5

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Senior management

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

Iowa Legal Aid has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 23 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Iowa Legal Aid employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

23 reviews

4.0

19 Jun 2026

A good place to work

Staff attorney

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good office culture, flexible, good benefits

Cons

Emotionally draining clients, limited capacity, always expected to take more

5.0

1 Apr 2026

Great culture but workload can be overwhelming

Legal assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A solid organization with cool coworkers and good culture.

Cons

Typical Legal Aid organization, with more work than people to handle it.

4.0

25 Sept 2025

Great place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good colleagues, welcoming environment, thorough training, questions welcome

Cons

Cases can be emotionally difficult

Viewing 1 - 3 of 23 Reviews

Jobs at Iowa Legal Aid

AmeriCorps Justice Intern

Paralegal/Case Manager - Community Schools Project

Assistant Litigation Director

United States

View job

Staff Attorney - Community Schools Project