Pros
This company provides a legal way to work in Russia, all the visa laws are followed to the letter and taken very seriously. Health insurance is also provided. The academic department is also fantastic; very dedicated to the job and your training is taken very seriously if you come in as an intern. They try to encourage professional development and if you enjoy teaching English and want to make a career of it, then this company can offer fantastic career development opportunities (exam courses, work in academic management etc.) Flight and visa cost reimbursements are available up to a certain amount.
Kontras
LL has a massive turnover rate. If you work Saturdays (I'd say most of the teachers do) then you can be short-changed with national holidays. The intern salary is actual filth. LL teachers are entitled to very little holiday during the academic year, which is unpaid. The administration can also leave it to the last minute to inform you of new classes and students. There can be very poor organisation and split shifts. Although the latter are sometimes unavoidable, the salaries are so low for interns that it's strange it seems such a head-scratcher when interns leave who are working three or four split shifts a week. I ultimately had to leave Language Link due to worsening anxiety as a direct result of the job. I requested not to have exam classes as I knew I didn't have the drive or the correct experience (having largely worked with students of very low levels) and yet I was given two exam courses. The first exam course I took on the chin initially, but it didn't go very well and despite the fact my administrators knew just how badly things were going for me, they gave me a second exam course. I got the assignment on the Saturday and brought in my notice on the Monday. At that point I understood how little my wellbeing mattered to the administration. From all accounts, the directors are trying to reach out to teachers and in certain schools meetings are being held to discuss what needs to be changed, but I am scepitcal as to whether these initiatives will bring any tangible results. Because if the penny hasn't dropped now, when will it?