Harvey
Harvey has a fast-paced, stable culture. Top 2% for Promotion rate - significantly above average. Bottom 2% for Vacation taken - significantly below average.
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The last few years have seen a considerable amount of growth for Harvey, making it more important than ever that we build not just a product our customers can trust, but also a company and culture our employees believe in. At a lot of companies, values are posters that hang on a wall but are not infused into how the organization operates. We want Harvey’s values to be a commitment to our customers, a testament to our ambition, and a leading indicator to our candidates and employees on the culture we aim to build. Below are the three values that are foundational to our culture and team.
Decisiveness
We are operating on the bleeding edge of the most transformative technology in human history. We do not have cycles to waste on overcomplicating simple questions or analyzing a future state that will change in a few weeks or months. We value deliberate action over ivory tower intellectualization. Internally, we refer to it as “taking the square root of the weather.” When you’re moving as fast as we need to, we need to be able to check the weather, move forward, and avoid wasting time overanalyzing items that are not mission-critical.
Simplicity
The technology that powers our product is complex, as are the challenges our clients face every day. But our solutions can’t be. We believe complexity appreciates and simplicity scales, so we value leaders and individuals who identify clear first principles and apply them to our daily decisions, big and small. We strive for simple communication, products, and services.
Job’s Not Finished (JNF)
As a company, we recognize that there is always more we can do to solve our clients’ biggest challenges and to make our products and services as powerful as possible. As individuals, our team is comprised of people who want to be the best at what they do and are never satisfied with the status quo. We recognize that no one owes us anything—we have to earn the opportunities ahead of us.
Standout Strengths
Top 2% for Promotion rate - significantly above average.
Top 2% for Pay growth - significantly above average.
Top 12% for Pay vs market - significantly above average.
Top 13% for IC autonomy - significantly above average.
Areas of Concern
Bottom 2% for Vacation taken - significantly below average.
Top 7% for PIP risk - well above the typical rate.
Bottom 8% for Climate commitment - significantly below average.
Bottom 10% for Training hours - significantly below average.
How well does Harvey adhere to its principles?
Higher than 81% of companies · median 43
Where do ideas come from?
Higher than 69% of companies · median 36
Organizational Power
Employee count
Average Hours Worked
Pace
Higher than 99% of companies · median 60.5
Remote Friendly?
How Information Shared
Compensation Relative to Market
Higher than 88% of companies · median 115
AI stack
Proprietary legal LLM fine-tunes | Claude | GPT models | Internal retrieval/reasoning stack | Various AI tools for internal use
AI maturity
Higher than 82% of companies · median 60
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Frequently asked questions
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Harvey scores 60 out of 100 across cult.fyi's culture dimensions.
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At Harvey, employees take an average of 10 days of vacation per year (less than 98% of companies), and the average work week is 59 hours.
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Harvey rates 66 out of 100 on interview difficulty, easier than 62% of companies.
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Harvey pays 37% above market, higher than 88% of companies tracked.
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Harvey has an expected layoff rate of 20% of its workforce, higher than 64% of companies.
