American Bar Association Reviews

-Membership leadership structure makes it so that there is no ownership to your work: you don't get to have an opinion or make suggestions on how to make the association better. -Little to no training for new employees -No money for projects; you're always scraping a budget together -High performers only get increased workloads, across the board raises, not based on merit -Rounds and rounds of layoffs with no plans to back fill open positions -Low employee morale -They don't really care about diversity and inclusion even though it's one of their "association goals" -A lot of uncomfortable infighting within teams and even other sections

A lot of the senior managers at the ABA have been there for many years (decades), so those who are new or young are not treated like team members, but more like temp workers who have no real permanent function. This is because there is a general acceptance that most non-manager employees leave after a year or two, with no concern for how costly it is to constantly hire and train new people instead of actively trying to retain and grow employees within the organization. The managers who have been at the ABA for decades are completely out of touch and do not understand the skills that new employees bring to the table. Another reviewer here also mentioned that nobody at the ABA is actually doing any real meaningful work. This is so true and such an insult to the members who diligently pay their dues. It is really unfortunate for an organization that praises itself for promoting justice in the United States and around the world to waste so much money on staff that do next to nothing all day. While there are some heavy lifters here and there who really make a difference, the bulk of ABA staff are just there to make the higher ups look like they are doing important work for their members. It's all a big joke.