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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Mar 7th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Attorney
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Nice place to work here.
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Nice place to work here.
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Hard to be promoted here.
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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273324
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Open
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Jan 24th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Associate
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Minneapolis, MN
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Great firm
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The firm is very flexible on work location and workload.
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SLW could be better at providing feedback.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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273324
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Open
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Clarify if work is good or excellent.
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0.0
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[]
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CONTRACT
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Dec 6th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Patent Attorney
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You won’t regret working here.
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Friendly & kind atmosphere with lots of work and great clients. Everyone treated fairly and with respect. Great internal IT/docketing systems and processes.
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With so many virtual employees, have to learn to communicate almost entirely through email. Hard to know how to escalate urgent issues.
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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273324
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Jul 18th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Legal Process Manager
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Minneapolis, MN
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Schwegman recognized by Law 360 as one of the best law firms for minority attorneys
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Schwegman was recognized in July 2019 as being among the top 25 law firms within its size category in the U.S. for minority attorneys. This speaks to the firm's priorities and their ongoing efforts in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. It's a pleasure to work for an employer that shares my priorities and actively works to create the environment its employees want for themselves and others.
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None. Kudos to SLW on being named by Law 360 for your efforts.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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273324
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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20.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Jul 15th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Paralegal
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Minneapolis, MN
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Unethical business practices
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Flexible work hours, fair vacation/sick time policy.
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The firm has somehow gotten away with paying paralegals on a salary basis for years, which is actually illegal in Minnesota - paralegals are required to be hourly per state statute. This gives the attorneys free reign to take advantage of the paralegals' time, many of whom are working 40-50 hour work weeks. Most attorneys rely on paralegals to continually educate them in patent law procedures, so that they only need to worry about writing patent applications and responses. Most attorneys essentially "check out" and leave the management of the clients to the paralegals without overseeing anything that is going on. The firm has a pattern of firing staff on the eve of their 10-year anniversary with the firm and then replacing the more senior staff for junior staff that they can underpay. In this firm, it counts on who you know, not what you know. Nepotism is a common place in this firm. Most of the management, managing attorneys, and shareholders are incompetent and unwilling to listen to comments or suggestions from staff.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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273324
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Open
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Pay your employees a fair salary and pay what they're worth. When we discussed my salary right before I was terminated (this was not a coincidence), they argued with me over a few thousand dollars a year pay increase. Two years later, I now make $20,000 more per year and am slotted for another 3% increase this year. This is the going rate for a senior IP paralegal in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro.
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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9.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Apr 6th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Paralegal
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San Jose, CA
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Paralegal
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Flexibility in work schedule; Office Location
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Low salary; Lack of professional development; Poor management; Nepotism
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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273324
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Open
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Stop practicing nepotism and hire professionals who can bring new business ideas and change company's culture
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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20.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Nov 15th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Patent Attorney
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San Jose, CA
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Patent Attorney
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Great work environment, flexible working hours, great management, reasonable target for billing hours
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Nothing in particular; same stuff as in any other patent firm
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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1.0
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APPROVE
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1.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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273324
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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2.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Sep 18th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Of Counsel
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Auburn, CA
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Of Counsel
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Highly talented and exceptional attorneys
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Can't really think of any
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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273324
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Open
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Great law firm, great and very helpful attorneys
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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9.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Oct 31st, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Relationship with management matters more than work quality.
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Silicon Valley location in downtown San Jose is something. (But not remotely enough to make up for all the downsides, like hostile management and not enough work.)
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Rather than openly discuss shortage of work from the Silicon Valley office being fired by multiple big clients, management blames employees and fires employees to make work for favorite employees. On a floor with ~20 people, 7 people fired/left in about 8 months. (Draw your own conclusions). If you want to work in a Silicon Valley firm, go work for a firm that's headquartered in Silicon Valley, not Minnesota!
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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3.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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273324
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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private:schwegmanlundbergwoessner
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=273324
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Mar 2nd, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
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Associate
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San Jose, CA
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Great Firm!
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Great clients, nice people, great staff, excellent IT and internal systems. Schwegman has been by far the best firm I have worked for. Review is efficient and fair. Partners are knowledgeable and review is always friendly and respectful. Partners don't "steal" associate time as I have experienced at other firms. Billable requirements are flexible and allow associates to choose their work/life balance. Most importantly, I feel appreciated and that the partners care about my future. New clients are assigned to associates with the expectation that they will one day become the associate's client. There is no backstabbing or other territorial behavior that I have experienced at other firms. The staff is great and the in-house systems make accessing information and entering time a breeze. Schwegman also offers a pretty decent free snack situation and a free lunch every Wednesday.
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Honestly I have no complaints.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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273324
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Open
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keep it up!
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Apr 16th, 2021 09:55PM
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Schwegman | Lundberg | Woessner
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