Legal 500 carries a Seen Grade of 74/100, with an average wait of about 18 days to hear back and a 18% ghost rate. Here's what applicants report.
The Legal 500 (published by Legalease) earns positive interview marks - 83% positive for The Legal 500, 71% for Legalease (difficulty 2.6). Researcher and legal-journalism roles read as solid entry-level jobs on a small, tight-knit team with freedom to chase leads. Overall ratings are middling (3.1 and 2.9/5) with recurring concerns over progression, pay and management; one reviewer said it started off okay, quickly went downhill. Reported average time to first response is about 18 days. Applicants report roughly 2 interview round(s).
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