Management at Baker McKenzie

My supervisors / managers are exceptional. They are incredibly accessible and I work directly with them on a daily basis. They are good with technology and very accessible via Skype / Zoom (which makes working from home very easy). They are very generous with their time and provide constructive feedback to improve my performance. Finally, they are always very appreciative of my work.

Immediate supervisors are excellent mentors, taking time to explain context and provide feedback. Partners open for the same but require more prompting.

The terms "managers" and "management" are not defined in this survey, so it is difficult to respond to this query without making some assumptions. I am expecting that this query relates to more senior lawyers who generally occupy a more managerial function at the Firm, and / or HR. Managers are, overall, good I think. These persons are (I understand) accessible to staff, although I have never reached out to the senior lawyers occupying positions like Melbourne or National Managing Partner. I can therefore not comment on whether they make good mentors etc. However, they do generally provide good internal communication to the entire office / Firm on key issues, and I think they navigated and communicated about COVID in a good way, all things considered.

Managers take a keen interest in the development of juniors, including encouraging knowledge and business development skills.

Good mentors, good communication, performance feedback and praise/recognition

Yes - they are accessible.

Dependent on the individual. My assigned manager is hands off, with limited interaction. This, however, carries through to the whole team and is to be expected with some managers. Other work providers perform a management role also. Prompt for feedback, but only receive it from certain work providers (even then, not super explicit). Internal communication mostly online due to the team working from home; but I do a lot of face-to-face with one work provider in particular. Nothing lacking in this virtual communication - most providers give great summaries/context of the matter and task.

All experiences with partners that I have had are great! You will often find someone's work style or ethic that you wish to adopt. There could however be improvement with internal communications of the Firm, particularly on international announcements.

Overall, the work providers and managers are quite friendly and communicate clearly with juniors.