Does Duncan Lewis Solicitors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Duncan Lewis Solicitors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Duncan Lewis Solicitors. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Duncan Lewis Solicitors?

38% of Duncan Lewis Solicitors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Duncan Lewis Solicitors 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Duncan Lewis Solicitors?

Solicitor (63) , Paralegal (61) , Caseworker (60) , Trainee Solicitor (15) , Director (12) , Administrative Assistant (5) , Lawyer (4) , Legal Assistant (4) , Case Worker (3) , Family Paralegal (3) , Immigration Solicitor (3) , Lawyer/Solicitor (3) , Consultant Solicitor (2) , Family Case Worker (2) , Family Law Paralegal (2)

What are the pros of working at Duncan Lewis Solicitors according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly people to work with" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good colleagues, helpful and courteous most of time." ((in 17 reviews)); "Amazing team and supervisor, good training" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good work life balance (unless you decide to overwork)" ((in 8 reviews)); "Great working environment, people are very friendly and helpful." ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Duncan Lewis Solicitors according to real employee reviews?

"Salary is low and chargeables system could be improved" ((in 30 reviews)); "There is no admin staff to assist you and no training provided, so you are expected to do this on top of your fee earning work." ((in 13 reviews)); "Bad management and HR" ((in 13 reviews)); "No benefits to speak of except what the minimum they are forced to provide in law." ((in 12 reviews)); "Long hours some days due to clients being removed from the UK outside office hours." ((in 11 reviews))

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1.0

2 Aug 2019

Caseworker

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Good cases, some good solicitors

Cons

Low pay; clocking into work and receiving threatening emails if you don't; dirty old office; threatening emails regarding "chargeables" - despite not inquiring as to why they are low (usually not to do with low performance, usually to do with bad IT system, hacking, admin jobs etc.). Supervisors do not actually supervise in the sense that the Law Society envisioned, they just get the job to get the pay rise and lower chargeable hours; no active reviews or appraisals; sometimes like a popularity contest at work (some people can do no work but are best friends with the director so it does not matter); irrational policies in work; horrible upper-management; no flexibility; no recognition for work done; CEO is not an idiot, he knows about all this, he just does not care as long as he keeps making money; salaries start at 17K and only rise to about 26k as a solicitor!; incompetent receptionists and HR; PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT THE FAKE POSITIVE REVIEWS ON THIS SITE THEY ARE EXACTLY THAT - FAKE

Duncan Lewis Solicitors Response

Thank you for providing your feedback. We welcome all genuine reviews good and bad, and endeavour to take on all employee reviews in a bid to improve staff experience all round. And as you may be aware Glassdoor’s policy does not permit fake reviews. As part of our appraisal and development procedures, we give staff the opportunity to voice their concerns. At each review stage, you will be given an understanding on your progress and what can be done to develop further and we encourage an open conversation about all issues including progression, any conflicts, salary, caseload and discuss future opportunities.

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4.0

17 Dec 2025

Branch rental manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

great place to work for a good career

Cons

none to list great place to work

2.0

25 July 2017

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great responsibility early on, certain teams are great

Cons

Human resources department treaty you awfully, chargeable are unrealistic given no support or admin staff, salary is awful for amount of work done.

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