Pros
The Melbourne office has a great culture and a great office. The facilities team are great at making everyone feel welcome. Particularly given that there is minimal business services support compared to the Sydney office.
Cons
Poor management from partners. Particularly with change management. This includes poor communication of upcoming changes, mainly with IT. They are very ‘behind the times’ with IT and Diversity and Inclusion principles, which they don’t seem to care about. The Partners do not work together well and are poor at communicating with their staff. They do not reward or recognise their non-legal staff enough, particularly when winning industry awards and completing large projects. The Melbourne office has grown significantly over the last 12 months but the business services departments have not been given any further resources or support in any way.