Does Clayton Utz pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Clayton Utz employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Clayton Utz. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Clayton Utz?

80% of Clayton Utz employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Clayton Utz 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Clayton Utz?

Lawyer (42) , Paralegal (17) , Senior Associate (10) , Legal Secretary (8) , Associate (3) , Consultant (3) , Manager (3) , Practice Administrator (3) , Solicitor (3) , Administrative (2) , Advisor (2) , Business Advisory (2) , Human Resources (2) , Junior Lawyer (2) , Senior Lawyer (2)

What are the pros of working at Clayton Utz according to real employee reviews?

"The people, culture and social activities are great." ((in 19 reviews)); "Pas was very well, and the people there were friendly" ((in 13 reviews)); "Decent pay and benefits and really enjoyed working with the close team" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great training and amazing mentors" ((in 7 reviews)); "Better work life balance than at other top tier firms" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Clayton Utz according to real employee reviews?

"Can be long hours and often there is time" ((in 19 reviews)); "Occasional long hours as is to be expected in the bigger more complex cases." ((in 6 reviews)); "Zero career progression." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Clayton Utz locations?

Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Canberra , Perth , Wynyard

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Clayton Utz Reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(157 total reviews)

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Culture and values

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

Clayton Utz has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 157 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Clayton Utz employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

Reviews by job title

157 reviews

2.0

29 Apr 2024

No opportunities in clients & markets

Senior associate, clients and markets

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Aim to be diverse, OK benefits

Cons

No room for improvement within the clients & markets team, particularly the marketing team. Technology is clunky and behind the times. There is an overall culture of appeasing partners, instead of having the ability to voice best practices, challenge the status quo, or make improvements. There is no recognition, and therefore no career progression.

1.0

21 June 2024

Terrible C&M Team

Advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great employee benefits and the opportunity to work with some great lawyers.

Cons

Terrible culture within the C&M team. I worked under a senior manager who was hands down the worst and most incompetent manger I’ve ever had. Consistent undermining, unsupportive, made up complete lies to have people let go during probation and then would openly gossip about it with other staff and managers. Zero career progression. You’re basically treated like a minion. Awful place to work if you are in C&M.

2.0

19 May 2024

Major cost-cutting and poor communication

C&m senior adviser

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good firm benefits, flexibility, diversity and kind colleagues

Cons

Poor communication, long hours, average pay, impatient partners, favouritism in C&M from new leadership to choose who they invest in, work with and give opportunity to, lots of high-stress work and urgent tasks.

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Jobs at Clayton Utz

2026/27 Canberra Clerkship Program

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2026/27 Sydney Clerkship Program

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2026/27 Perth Clerkship Program

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Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager

Practice Administrator (Legal Secretary) - Environment & Planning