Skrine Reviews

3.6

36% would recommend to a friend

(67 total reviews)

26% positive business outlook

Skrine has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 67 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Skrine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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67 reviews
1.0
19 Feb 2023

Horrible Place to Work At

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The reputation and name of having worked at Skrine. Plus the resources of a big law firm.

Cons

Horrible colleagues who will throw you under the bus if anything goes wrong. A boss who treats you rudely like a tool instead of a human being. Zero work life balance unless you love working so much to be on-call almost 24/7. Even then, you are unappreciated and doing good work just rewards you with more work.

5.0
15 Nov 2017

Great work culture

Recommend
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Pros

Fantastic work culture, lots of team work. Hardpressed to find someone who would not help you out when you need help. Depending on which department you're in, you may have it really well, with bosses who genuinely care for your personal growth and career advancement. Exposure to really high-value files and international cases. Lawyers are given a dinner allowance, it's really useful when a tea lady brings you dinner when you're staying late. All lawyers are given rooms, so there's privacy. (Some other large law firms have senior associates sitting at cubicles.) Once you're a senior associate, you're entitled to an international conference allowance, and it really is useful for when you want to attend international conferences and make your own name for yourself. The firm has a social responsibility unit, and tries to give back to the lesser fortunate. The firm also has multiple other societies and organises plenty of events throughout the year to ensure a great camaraderie amongst staff and lawyers.

Cons

Depending on which department you're in, you may be subject to very long hours, and verbal abuse. Expect to see lesser qualified peers jump ahead based on their personal relationships with partners. Can be quite an elitist firm.

3.0
5 Mar 2023

Experience as an Intern & Pupil

Recommend
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Pros

- Has good files & big clients. - Has rotation system, may choose which department you prefer to work/learn. - Fun colleagues. - Pupil usually will be in a batch so you get really close with your batch. - Helpful seniors, but you need to be eager/the right attitude to learn.

Cons

- The partner can be judgemental and gets personal. - It is really depending on the partner you work under, mine was really tough and she made my life very difficult.

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