Does Macfarlanes pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Macfarlanes employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Macfarlanes. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Macfarlanes?

42% of Macfarlanes employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Macfarlanes 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Macfarlanes?

Paralegal (11) , Solicitor (11) , Litigation Paralegal (4) , Senior Solicitor (4) , Associate (3) , Senior Associate (3) , Vacation Scheme (3) , Lawyer (2) , Team PA (2)

What are the pros of working at Macfarlanes according to real employee reviews?

"There is a good culture (although culture varies a bit from team to team)." ((in 12 reviews)); "Good benefits (incl coffee and kind baristas)" ((in 9 reviews)); "Some friendly people." ((in 8 reviews)); "Excellent training and quality of work." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Macfarlanes according to real employee reviews?

"Sometimes very hierarchical and long hours" ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad management unfortunately caused issues" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good pay and collaborative group" ((in 3 reviews)); "Lack of work/life balance" ((in 3 reviews)); "Long hours depending on team" ((in 3 reviews))

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Macfarlanes Reviews

3.5

42% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Julian Howard

60% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Macfarlanes has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Macfarlanes 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

80 reviews

1.0

3 Jul 2022

Avoid

Facilities manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent salary and good benefits Central location

Cons

Terrible management Stuck in the past No empathy to employees Teams are downtrodden and overlooked for promotion

4.0

11 May 2021

Good benefits and overall package for a UK City firm

Solicitor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and overall package for UK City firm. Collegiate working environment.

Cons

Still a very conservative leaning firm in 2017 and obvious lack of diversity but this has significantly improved since I left.

3.0

12 Apr 2023

Good Company

Team pa

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Friendly and Lovely Environment to work in. Very good benefits and rewards.

Cons

No working from home and pay was low.

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