Slaughter and May Employee Reviews about "no billable"

Pros

Good training. Great clients. No billable hours.

Cons

Demanding partners. Long hours. Pay not as competitive as other firms where you work similar hours.

Pros

no billable hours has created a very supportive culture. Great place to train and to learn.

Cons

perhaps remuneration could be better but generally no cons.

Pros

Well paid Great culture Excellent quality of work No billable hours

Cons

Long hours but expected in a few-earning role

Pros

-top 2/3 firms in terms of public company representation in HK, strong in public & private M&A for strategic clients - excellent training and experience; partners are usually capable and hands-on - associates given responsibility early (mid level and sometimes junior associates are expected to report to partners directly rather than senior associates) - there are exceptions but generally speaking not a sweat shop compared with other magic circle firms -no billable target, bonus paid equally to all associates -most people are nice, few “dickheads”

Cons

-pay is on par with magic circle but far below US firms these days -strong in strategic clients but zero capability in PE, if you are interested in PE of predominately private M&A you should look elsewhere; capital markets practice is also second tier -office sharing (maybe I have a bias but I really don’t like sharing office with another associate) -some partners can come across as eccentric and not easy to deal with (probly not unique to Slaughters) -promotion prospects limited (again, not unique to Slaughters); separate partnership track for HK office which is not part of the London partnership (meaning much lower remuneration...); no meaningful counsel position

Pros

First class work; incredibly bright people; never a dull day; no billable targets; individual autonomy

Cons

The hours; although remuneration and salaries have improved most still feel underpaid; culture in certain groups better than others