Prairie State Legal Services Reviews

My managing attorney was a stereotypical micro-manager. She was controlling, egotistical, and hyper-critical. I envy the person who said he/she had flexible hours. My managing attorney kept a book in her desk drawer where she kept track of anytime the staff attorneys were late for work, though she showed no appreciation when I committed 60 hour weeks to my more involved cases. She would constantly pick on me, to the point that three years later my confidence in my ability to represent my clients is still shaky. I'd hear her on the phone to the Executive Director, telling lies about me and my work. She had replaced an equally awful managing attorney, who had been allowed to torture the staff attorneys in her own special way.

Poor pay, arrogant management, unreasonable work loads, little recognition for work well done. A legal sweat shop that demands 100% all the time yet in return you get nothing but criticism, "not good enough" and made to feel like you are so lucky to have a job in this crumb hole.