Big corporate firm with zombie employees and unhelpful staff. RUN FAST! - Paralegal Fragomen Employee Review

1.0
2 Sept 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Okay pay, 1 hour lunch, good location

Cons

Everyone just clocks in and clocks out like zombies. No one says hi to you even if you've been working there for years. The company is very corporate and not friendly at all. Its a dog eat dog world with them. They treat you like you are replaceable and if you speak up about any concerns they will make you out to be the bad guy. They have a culture of tight nitch white woman leading the pack and if you rub them the wrong way they get rid of you like if you never mattered. People are so unhappy there and they gossip like crazy. DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA! Also don't expect to have a life outside of work because they squeeze the life out of you with forcing overtime every week and crazy deadlines!!! If the AC breaks they expect you to work through the 90 plus heat in the office. Sweat shop much?

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Pros

Good teams and support group that help each other.

Cons

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2.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Decent overtime pay. I also had a decent training/onboarding experience, but this was not the norm.

Cons

Exploitative, 80+ hour work weeks, 2am messages from attorneys, burn-out model for paralegals and associates (scoop them up after BA or JD and overwork them until they quit), misrepresent case load during interview by 50% of total, low ceiling for non-attorney career advancement. Have an exit plan.

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