DLA Piper culture: as bad as in recent media coverage? Forum

[abogado2018]

What is going on at DLA Piper? Any insiders, former insiders or people with knowledge that can shine a light on the recent sexual harassment allegations and fallout and if that is a firm-wide issue?

For the uninformed:
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/10/dla-pip ... peaks-out/

[legalpotato]

I have no idea about the culture, but the article you linked is about an isolated incident and doesn’t suggest a systemic problem or a “culture” at DLA piper, unless I’m missing something. Moreover, it is literally a he said / she said (although the authors at ATL clearly have made up their minds).

[jarofsoup]

I don’t think that the event itself is telling. Sexual harassment is pandemic. It’s how it’s handled by the firm. Like Jones Day should be telling. They just attack attack attack...

[Anonymous User]

I lateraled to DLA and as far as I can tell there is no culture. Probably as a result of its history, but it seems wildly different office to office.

[dabigchina]

I don't work at DLA, but at another megafirm with 2000+ lawyers. I cosign above. Big firms never have a unified culture but it doesn't surprise me this happens.

[nealric]

I lateraled to DLA and as far as I can tell there is no culture. Probably as a result of its history, but it seems wildly different office to office.

Yeah, DLA is a conglomeration of a lot of different firms and a lot of different offices. The culture is likely to vary widely between offices and even departments within offices. You'd have to evaluate each on an individual basis.

[Anonymous User]

I’m a DLA employee - can confirm that office culture varies office by office, country by country. In general, however, it’s a very aggressive firm. People are super motivated to do their job well.

[Anonymous User]

not worked there, but heard that their office in HK has some very horrible teams that no one wants to work for.