Textbook example of a poorly managed law firm - Attorney bei Sheeley: Mitarbeiterbewertung

A company that is beset and plagued by poor management. Never have I come across a firm so tightly-run in the form of an authoritarian dictatorship. Despite numerous calls for change, requests for things like anonymous suggestion boxes - every idea is brushed under the rug or treated as an avenue for subversion by staff. Requests for vacation time or sick leave are treated as a joke - by way of example, an associate requested to go to an out-of-state event last year but had their employment threatened. Expectations are unrealistic with 200-hour monthly billing targets for attorneys during a pandemic and then treating staff as if they were "stealing from the firm" because they were unable to hit those targets amidst no in-person court appearances, depositions, or investigatory work. While the firm took Covid-19 relief payments last year, the head-partner schemed incessantly to fire and "furlough" staff who raised Covid-19 concerns or tread out of line. Survival at the firm is dependent on how well-liked you are by the head partner. Horrendous favoritism is shown in the form of vacations for select-staff or lack of repercussions for certain few not hitting billing targets. Everyone is out for themselves and firm cohesion is non-existent. Every partner in the firm has their own methods and with associates/staff sharing partners' cases, it is impossible to meet those expectations. Laughably, the partners claim they are very well-versed in nursing home law (the overriding majority of work at the firm) but refuse to teach associates/staff. Expect blame to be always passed on down from partner, to associate, to staff. Yet, in the face of all these issues, the firm manages to lure staff, associates, and partners in under the guise of better pay, work-from-home experience, and great work/life balance. Inherently, there is a culture of mistrust across the board at the firm where staff, attorneys, and partners cower at the whim of the head partner but also can't trust each other for fear of information making its way back to the head partner. Surefire way to be liked by the head partner is to bill incessantly, irrespective of quality of product. As other reviews have pointed out, staff, associate attorneys, and partners are treated poorly, not trained, and left to fend for themselves. Critical thinking isn't necessary for the work as so many of the cases have similar fact-patterns, opposing counsels are all well-known to each other, and the firm is effectively doing "busy" work. Unsurprisingly, staff and associate turnover is high (notably no repercussions for partners but some partners are definitely treated worse). Needlessly, staff, associates, and partners are made to suffer. Turn away dear unknown stranger, you have been warned!