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1. Female led: it’s a small team, with mostly female partners. They are friends first and colleagues later, which means the firm works in slightly informal way where the culture is quite laid back but also dynamic. This is not to say that they don’t take their work seriously, but outside work, it is quite casual.
2. Remote first: they offer remote work. Remote work is great if it’s a chill job, or if you’re able to build a good rapport with your senior. But remote work in a legal job is not exactly ideal. It requires lot of coordination and being on the same page as your seniors. While the seniors do take initiatives to make juniors comfortable, sometimes it may come off as performative. Building a good impression remotely is not easy. Add in usual politics and it can get quite difficult to manage.
Work hard, but also focus on better visibility. Then you might extra perks.
3. Pay: pay is low, but maybe they individually negotiate so can’t say much. Also, their “thing” seems to be hiring ex- Tier 1 law associates by telling them that they are not as toxic as them.
Bit debatable. It is partly true and partly false. It’s partly true - no shouting/ screaming; there is a sense of boundaries which is recognised.
It’s partly false - Their idea about not being toxic is not making you work till 5 am regularly.
The bar for what is ‘not toxic’ is too low in this industry, so can’t comment. To each their own.
4. Team culture: They say culture flows from the top. Very true in this case.
AR works remotely and moves across countries while working. She works on mostly early stage VC deals, and doesn’t expand the team too much. This is very intentional. This allows AR to live on her own terms.
If you try to do listed M&A or late stage deals, they are lot more teams, lot more coordination and lot more scrutiny. Early stage deals are fast moving, and you can do it with a lean team. So she hires heavy hitters who we are sharp and can lead deals.
AR is fiercely independent. She is sharp and impatient, but she can also come across as quite ruthless. AR lives on her own terms and she has carefully curated the setup so she’s in control of all 3 - financial freedom, location freedom, being amongst like-minded high achieving individuals.
Team culture: The team is usually polite and friendly, and others are not as impatient. But make no mistake - the culture is not - oh we are a family. It’s like Netflix culture of being a sports team -Either you are performing at your highest levels, or you’re out.