employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Osborne Clarke

Is this your company?

People in the main are great, management is all about who fits - Data Analyst Osborne Clarke Employee Review

3.0
Mar 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As mentioned a lot, nice shiny building, or would be if the air con had ever worked, minus 2 at 8am in the morning sitting at a desk not great. In the main people you work with are great, as well as odd people from other teams, but teams do not mix. Work is ok, but management don't understand what you do most of the time, but still happy to tell you how to do it.

Cons

HR are a shambles, allow managers to not follow policy, many of which are out of date and need review. Managers have favourites, senior management do not care about that. Raise an issue, managers get backed by HR and senior management staff have an issue to be heard beyond lip service.

Explore other reviews about Osborne Clarke

3.0
Jan 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall fine, business model makes sense

Cons

Antiquated Hierarchy: lawyers are king here

3.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Culture used to be good and some members of SLT still hold those values - Decent benefits - WLB can be good compared to previous firms I worked at particularly in advisory practice areas

Cons

- Pay disparity between regional and London is ridiculous given the hour expectation doesn't differ (and often the regional teams are busier than London) - Management seems to want to take a different direction than the previous culture but won't directly tell staff that - Bonus structure is ambiguous and frustrating. Exceeding target hours isn't sufficient which is bizarre? Would you rather we hit target and spent the rest of our time doing stuff that doesn't make the firm any money or just did the minimum? - Culture of fear seems to be increasing - Senior leadership can be oddly gossip driven - Lack of appreciation for boundaries

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All