Vantaggi
This firm fills some temporary positions without even interviewing for the position. If you come in this way, you have the opportunity to get some decent experience under your belt without having to do much for it.
Svantaggi
The flip side of the pro I mentioned is the reason why they can afford to operate that way. Fragomen has taken advantage of our poor economy by treating its individual workers like they are expendable. They can afford to hire you without interviewing you because they know if you don't work out, they can fire you immediately and fill your position by the next morning. Moreover, They treat even their best employees like cogs by expecting them to work heinous hours and giving very minimal raises. I've heard this place described as a "legal professional sweat shop" and after working there a while, I can definitely see why. To top it off, when they finally do lay you off or dismiss you, you are given fifteen minutes notice before they expect you to be out the door. When my temporary assignment ended, I was told with so little time to spare that I forgot many personal items I had brought to work with me and did not even get to say goodbye to my colleagues. The HR representative stood over me like a store owner observing a shoplifter until I left. Never once in the months that I worked there had I given anyone a reason to suspect those kind of precautions were necessary, but I suppose that when you treat people like garbage, it is wise to expect garbage in return.