Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.

What would you, or others, like to see changed at employer?
Step back and let your associates work. They've been hired to do a job and will do it well if you just let them.

What were the things that you liked most about this employer?
It's nice that there is always plenty of free coffee and food available for associates. There are also some other perks that I find enjoyable.

What did you not like about this institution?
The leadership here spends a lot of time micromanaging associates to the detriment of the firm. They can be overbearing and nitpicky at times, which is incredibly frustrating for me.

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10+ years

What would you, or others, like to see changed at employer?
Remove the black box from bonuses, have a better system for training greener associates, have more iterative check-ins beyond mid-year and bonus-review

What were the things that you liked most about this employer?
Getting to work with Fortune 500 companies in a smaller firm, friendly fellow lawyers and staff, free coffee, breakfast every Wednesday

What did you not like about this institution?
Associates have no knowledge of how bonuses and promotions work, no real sense of camaraderie with co-workers outside of work

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10+ years

What would you, or others, like to see changed at employer?
make the bonus system more transparent, set up better training programs if you continue to want to take in new attorneys, give the associates more say-so in how the firm is run

What were the things that you liked most about this employer?
Big deal fortune 500 clients, experienced attorneys, friendly co workers, nice office, great location in downtown Chicago, early substantive experience because of the smaller size

What did you not like about this institution?
Very hard to get training as a younger attorney, partners can be very demanding, bonus system is black box and hard to determine why a bonus was or wasn't given, associates aren't given much input

People, departments, offices, products, services and whatever comes to mind that should be avoided at this institution
No specific partners to avoid, as it depends very much on department. The "partnership" as a whole can be intimidating as an associate, as the firm is somewhat hierarhicial

How could this employer run its business to employees or the public better?
The staff is all quite friendly, the experience is super for a firm of this size, and the work is often very interesting (entertainment clients). Social events are often quite fun as well.

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10+ years

What were the things that you liked most about this employer?
5.Current Employee, more than 1 yearGreat communityStaff Accountant in Chicago, ILRecommendPros3 days from home Not much overtime Great coworkers Profit shareConsLow Salary Not much growth

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