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Culture is pleasant and hard-working. Top people tend to be driven and creative, and there’s a definite emphasis on trying to put out excellent work product (at the cost of late nights).
Caseload will vary. Lots of people work on one or two big mass torts (NEC, for example). Others work on mass arbitrations (many at a time) or 3-4 smaller cases. Total workload can be high, especially on certain cases that are really exploding.
Salaries depend a lot on seniority and experience, but tend to be high compared to other options. Bonuses are a substantial portion of total compensation, and are performance based but largely blackbox. People who work more and/or better get more. In my experience, it’s meritocratic.
Overall, it’s not for everyone, but the downsides (largely the intensity) are understandable. I haven’t seen any shouting or harassment. The Chicago office isn’t the undisputed center of gravity of the firm any more, but it’s still a good work environment.
I have a friend who is an associate there and absolutely loves it. She said the culture is great and she has a really great team. She also said she really feels supported as a new attorney there which I think is a really good thing.