Advice to law firm management:
The technology needs to be updated as to be appropriate for the current era and the elevators need to be upgraded.

Pros:
I've been working here for a lot of years now and the work environment is excellent, the compensation is fantastic, and there are great benefits and raises. There is also an opportunity to move upward in position.

Cons:
While not an ordinary complaint, the elevators are somewhat slow. The environment can get noisy at times. While some of the equipment is outdated, it still functions efficiently.

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Current or former employee?:
Current Employee

Length of Employment:
10+ years

Advice to law firm management:
Show some integrity and be transparent (or at least don't be misleading) in your hiring process. Otherwise, you are wasting the applicant's time, invading their privacy and potentially jeopardizing their current employment.

Pros:
Not sure.

Cons:
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I applied to the tax position that is currently posted. I was interviewed by six partners, including the managing partner. At the conclusion of the interview, they asked me if I was interested in moving forward and how soon I could start. Moving forward meant I had to complete a due diligence questionnaire (disclosing my billable hours, billing rate, cash realization history, among other information), consent to a background check, provide 3 professional references. None of these things were problems for me. After I passed their checks, I spoke with the managing partner about compensation. At that point, he said he did not think that they had enough work to justify the position. This was before the lockdown in NYC or PA. I was confused---what was the point of a three-hour interview and an intrusive review? After the pandemic started, the managing partner would not give me a straight answer about whether they were moving forward with me. Only in July was I told that essentially they are looking for someone with a book of business to fully cover their compensation (which they think could be as low as $170K). That's not me (yet) and they knew that from the beginning. To think I almost gave my current employer notice! PS--I selected "former employee" because it was between that or "current employee." As I stated, I was never an employee, but rather an applicant to the tax attorney position.

Partners to Avoid and Why:
At least the six I met with!

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Current or former employee?:
Former Employee

Last Year at Employer:
2020

Job type:
Full time

Length of Employment:
10+ years