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Latham & Watkins

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Industry:Legal Services
HQ'ers: Los Angeles, CA
Website:www.lw.com
EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION:
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Latham & Watkins 3.0 out of 5 based on 2 user reviews.
3.0  Employee Satisfaction
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50% of employees recommend
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a little leadership?
When I accepted my offer Latham was a top 10 firm. When I started in 2008 it wasn't long before I realized that Latham had been "in a bubble," so to speak.

When my class arrived there was little work. We were told by numerous people that first years would never be affected by layoffs. Several month in, the axe fell hard on our class, which I think is practically unheard of for a Vault 10 firm that isn't about to go under, or as we later saw, fall at least ten points in the rankings.

Those of us who remain do not have much loyalty to the firm after this, and morale is not good. Management seems clueless about what they should be doing to improve things. We need a change in management.

The firm's continued expansion also concerns me. We're growing too fast and I'm afraid we're going to end up like some other firms before us that made the same mistake. If there's a bubble in China that's about to burst like some people are saying, this could happen sooner than we'd like.

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A great firm, but we took a hit
I would have given Latham a 5 but as we all know the events of the past year have affected morale. That said, I have enjoyed the work and the people I work with. Latham is a great firm and will come out of the downturn stronger than before.

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