HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
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    Work/Life balance
    2.6(18 ratings)
    Career development
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    Benefits & perks
    1.6(18 ratings)
    Management
    1.9(18 ratings)
    Working environment
    2.4(18 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.4(18 ratings)
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    2.0
    Personal Assistant
    Apr 2026
    Perth WA 60002 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    okay but not fantastic
    The good thingsSome of the staff were nice, the pay was reasonable for the role.
    The challengesThe work wasn't very challenging or rewarding, mainly focused on billing.
    1.0
    Personal Assistant
    Jan 2026
    Adelaide SA 50004 to 5 years in the role, former employee
    A lack of leadership, and a lack of recognition or support, ultimately leading to burnout.
    The good thingsNo middle management, all HR was based interstate.
    The challengesSome of the equity partners, especially in dispute resolution and property were very self serving and arrogant, they forget that in the grand scheme of things, going on in the world, they're just lawyers working in Adelaide.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Legal Secretary
    Jan 2026
    Perth WA 6000Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    The partners in the Workplace Team were horrendeous
    The good thingsI was paid very well
    The challengesToxic culture and no support with challenges
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Personal Assistant (Legal)
    Dec 2025
    Darwin NT 08002 to 3 years in the role, former employee
    Do not work here, run!
    The good thingsI made some good friends there
    The challengesDo not work here unless you’re prepared to lose your sanity and get a psychological injury. Extremely toxic culture and inappropriate behaviour is encouraged by the partners who actively choose to protect the perpetrators. Worst place to work, just run.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Personal Assistant
    May 2022
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Not the worst, but sure there's better.
    The good thingsSocial club does things for each holiday
    The challengesManagement. Watching everyone leave due to lack of career progression.
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    Paralegal
    Oct 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Good training, good clients, terrible team to work with.
    The good thingsA good variety of work in property law. You also have more responsibility with your files. Some solicitors are willing to train you and teach you so you will learn a lot. The clients are also good to work with.
    The challengesVery unfriendly team and management. They will throw you under the bus without blinking an eye. You can have 1000 successful files, one bad file and you're in the bad books for a year with management. I.e. you need to be a robot to work here.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Assistant
    Sep 2019
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    My experience was OK, i didn't regret it. The department taught me a lot about resilience and keeping calm.
    The good thingsGreat company events
    The challengesWorking with difficult personalities, moody and stressed people
    1.0
    Junior Solicitor
    Feb 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Cookie cutter justice at the expense of training junior lawyers
    The good thingsVery little as a low level worker
    The challengesNo investment in juniors
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Personal Assistant
    Sep 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Absolutely horrid
    The good thingsNot a single good thing to say about this place.
    The challengesPartner was mean. No open door policy. Outdated systems. Poor working environment. Other legal secretaries are not friendly if you are new. Horrible place to be.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Personal Assistant
    Aug 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    It was the worst work place I have ever worked.
    The good thingsI can't think of any good things. It was just pain to work there.
    The challengesOverworked 3-4 days a week
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Legal Personal Assistant
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    A great learning experience which set me up for many future goals and experiences
    The good thingsGood team environment and encouragement from other staff members. During my time the HR and Management teams were lacking in communication skills and likeability within the groups however i have heard that this culture has changed a lot wtih change of staff
    The challengesThe work life balance is not very well managed. There were weeks where i would work 12-13 hours per day everyday and with a 2 hour commute it was challenging.
    4.0
    Senior Associate
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Room for improvement
    The good thingsGood people and great hours as far as larger law firms go
    The challengesManagement sometimes make strange decisions and don't spend where they should on resources
    3.0
    Solicitor
    Feb 2016
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Good experience soured unfortunately by some individuals
    The good thingsI enjoyed working with most of my colleagues
    The challengesSome of the partners can be extremely difficult to work with
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Legal Personal Assistant
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    A fantastic and nurturing work environment that cares for its employees and provides a happy working environment.
    The good thingsAn extremely flexible firm to adapt to the lifestyles of its employees. Very friendly firm everyone is on equal footing no matter if you are a PA or partner.
    The challengesConstantly striving to meet client deadlines and be the leading mid tier law firm of Australia.
    1.0
    Legal Personal Assistant
    Feb 2016
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Worst six months of my life
    The good thingsThey had good biscuits
    The challengesNone, work was boring mainly filing, billing and archiving
    1 person found this helpful
    2.0
    It support
    Feb 2016
    Do not work here.
    The good thingsGood team. Plenty of work
    The challengesDemanding clients. Disloyal, dishonest management.
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    PA
    Feb 2016
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Increased work skills, nice team, still figuring out senior management
    The good thingsPeople, experience, location
    The challengesSystems and flexibility for mothers in work place
    3.0
    Personal assistant
    Feb 2016
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Loved the firm but at the same time didn't wasn't to work there they have a lot to learn n improve. But overall good job to start a career n get experience
    The good thingsThe big with a big firm, different groups have different managers my team was really amazing!
    The challengesThe higher management, he wasn't swtcihed on
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